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So it's illegal to copy the phone book or class graduation lists?
by lawnchair_larry 11y ago
So it's illegal to copy the phone book or class graduation lists?
- dogma1138 11y agoYes copying them is copyright infringement, if you build them from source yourself then the rules governing PII apply.
- koenigdavidmj 11y agoPhone books are not copyrightable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc.,_v._Rural_Telephone_Service_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc.,_v._R....
- dogma1138 11y agoIn the US maybe not, in Australia Telstra had copyright on the information in yellow and white pages till 2010, in the UK it's still protected by copyright as far as i know. UK Law: "original non-literary written work, eg software, web content and databases" Seems like the BT phone directory isn't protected however the database of yellow pages is still protected.