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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by moojah on Monday August 14, 2017 @06:44PM (#15013701)
The interesting part here is that linkedin doesn't hold any copyright on much of the data. You cannot copyright someones name and title.
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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by unepipe on Monday August 14, 2017 @07:07PM (#15013838)
But you can copyright a database.
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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by simcop2387 on Monday August 14, 2017 @07:40PM (#15014039)
that one is iffy, http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/types-databases-eligi...

I'd suspect LinkedIn could argue about the network they create is a creative work and would be covered, but the facts about each person might not be copyright-able.

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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by ekianjo on Monday August 14, 2017 @09:19PM (#15014572)
whats inside the database is not owned by them.
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