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HR 3261 and the ownership of factsHR 3261 and the ownership of factsPosted Jan 29, 2004 10:31 UTC (Thu) by mauvaisours (subscriber, #6130)In reply to: HR 3261 and the ownership of facts by ekj Parent article: HR 3261 and the ownership of facts I do agree that LWN is unreasonably alarmist : this bill covers only the database itself, it does NOT cover the facts. Take the example of sports results : if you create your own database (which is not difficult to do, just look at a sports channel 15 minutes every evening, or take a subscription to your favorite sports newspaper) to collect the datas without access to the database of the professional sports organization, then you can not be held liable for that and can do whatever you want with it.
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HR 3261 and the ownership of facts Posted Jan 29, 2004 15:35 UTC (Thu) by cdmiller (subscriber, #2813) [Link] Alarmist eh? Prepared to pay the legal bills necessary to prove you got those sports scores from the television every 15 minutes to create your own database? Or will it be cheaper to settle out of court?
HR 3261 and the ownership of facts Posted Feb 2, 2004 17:53 UTC (Mon) by Ross (subscriber, #4065) [Link] But if those sources you quote originated with the database how have youavoided infringing on their "expression" of the facts? Wouldn't you have to attend or have people who did attend report on the majority of the scores and only use a small number from other sources? Now there are other issues. Enforcement. If everyone can copyright this
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