On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 12:10:18AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: > * 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. As I understand it, Databases are protected by a separate EU directive, which provides different (although to some degree similar) protections to that afforded by copyright. Databases are *not* copyrightable in the same sense as a computer program or artistic work. - Matt
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