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Can anyone who supports Craigslist show me how, their selection and arrangement of facts are creative and original? Because if they aren't, their data isn't co
by learc83 14y ago
Can anyone who supports Craigslist show me how, their selection and arrangement of facts are creative and original?
Because if they aren't, their data isn't copyrightable.
They don't select anything--there is no one at Craigslist performing a creative act of selection.
Their arrangement of apartment listings isn't creative or original. It's based solely on geography, and time. I also don't think Padmapper is actually copying the arrangement.
Furthermore even if there were actually copyrightable text within the individual ads, Padmapper doesn't copy the text, just the facts.
You should read the Feist v. Rural decision if you want more information on copyrighting collections of facts.