* Lewis Jardine: > In the case of data tables, in many jurisdictions, a mere collection of > facts is not copyrightable; the classic example is a telephone directory > (everything in it is an uncreative fact; that there are thousands of > them, which may have taken a lot of effort to gather, is immaterial). Databases are already copyrighted in many jurisdictions. AFAIK, this is also on the agenda of U.S. lawmakers.