Re: music playlists

I have not looked into this subject, but you might want to consider whether lists of facts selected according to certain criteria or preference are copyrightable, even though arranged in an obvious order. There might be readily accessible case law relevant to this. For example, what of the various Top 100 lists that abound? What if a person were to publish, in alphabetical order, a list of the top 100 "oddest" entries taken from a city telephone directory? What of a list of the most "significant" dates or events from the 20th century, listed in chronological order? Do no such lists enjoy copyright protection? If they do, are they distinguishable from play lists, which are, as I understand them, alphabetical lists of certain songs selected from numerous others, presumably according to certain criteria or personal preferences? Larry Received on Fri Apr 01 2005 - 02:05:00 GMT