Comment on Ask HN: A competitor stole my iPhone app content — what should I do?Comments−bensummers16yCheck out "Database rights".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_rightIn the EU, while the data itself may not be copyrightable, the act of compiling it into a usable database makes the database defensible.−dirtbox16yAlso http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_the_enforcement_of...You're pretty much covered and you won't have to pay a penny.−xsmasher16yIn that case the copyright belongs to Dublin Bus, doesn't it? In which case the author of this post may be the original violator.−david16yNope, because although Dublin Bus provided the data, the author did the work of compiling it into a database.−xsmasher16yBy following the buses around, or by copying the data from Dublin Bus?−sfall16ythats really neat
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Check out "Database rights".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right
In the EU, while the data itself may not be copyrightable, the act of compiling it into a usable database makes the database defensible.
Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_the_enforcement_of...
You're pretty much covered and you won't have to pay a penny.
In that case the copyright belongs to Dublin Bus, doesn't it? In which case the author of this post may be the original violator.
Nope, because although Dublin Bus provided the data, the author did the work of compiling it into a database.
By following the buses around, or by copying the data from Dublin Bus?
thats really neat