RE: Re: Copyright of lists - Response to Mark Reinmiller

From: Raymond Dowd <rdowd[_at_]dunnington.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:30:45 -0500

Mark - The case law interpreting the Copyright Act gives you little hope for protecting this "sweat of the brow" - your valuable labor - in compiling this information. Remember though, you might be able to keep it private in a number of ways and restrict copying and access through contractual arrangements.  

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From: CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property [mailto:CNI-COPYRIGHT[_at_]cni.org] On Behalf Of Mark Reinmiller Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 5:55 PM To: CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property Subject: [CNI-(C)] Re: Copyright of lists

I have been working on publishing a list of date codes based upon manufacturer's serial numbers. This would be useful to a certain industry and manufacturer's typically do not make this information public. I have decoded much of the information myself. From my reading of the recent posts, it appears that no matter how much effort I put into developing this information, the information is basically facts and therefore not copyrightable. The format I chose in publishing the information may be, but it appears that I would have little protection if someone else chose to publish the same information in a slightly different format. Is my take on this correct? Thanks,
Mark Reinmiller

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