On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote: > Just a pedantic remark: > > Databases are not copyrightable, 'cause copyright law doesn't apply to > databases. *Sui generis database law* applies to databases (such law is > based on the EU DB directive). In Australia, the conclusion of one case (Ice Tv vs Channel 9) in the High Court did allow that a database could be copyright, although this was not contested in the Court. Channel 9's database was not afforded copyright because the Court based its interpretation of "substantial" on "originality"
Title: IceTV Pty Limited v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2009] HCA 14 (22 April 2009) URL: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/2009/14.html _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
