Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU

Re:Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU by Dylan16807 on Friday August 07, 2015 @06:10AM (#10021691)

Sure, you can make licenses, but if someone gets a copy outside of the licensed channel, you have no recourse.

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Re:Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU by tomp on Friday August 07, 2015 @06:34AM (#10021739)

Not sure about that... In general, if you buy a stolen car, it's still stolen, and while you won't be held criminally responsible, you'll still lose your money. I guess it's the same with data licences.

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Re:Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU by Dylan16807 on Friday August 07, 2015 @08:43AM (#10022090)

It's not really a license on the data. Data licenses are based on copyright laws, and grant permission under them.

Instead it's a contract with a nondisclosure clause, and contracts only bind the participants.

It's also not a trade secret, with access being sold so openly.

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