Yes the creative presentation of factual information can be protected intellectual property. Craigslist however only collects information it is given and displa

Yes the creative presentation of factual information can be protected intellectual property. Craigslist however only collects information it is given and displays them as such. Craigslist does not add any creativity or originality to the posts. The is no "Craigslist-hate" but I do disagree on their claimed ownership of facts. I think Feist v. Rural (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=499&invol=340 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&#3...) covered this pretty well.