Statement on Google’s conduct by founder of CelebrityNetWorth.com (2019) [pdf]

Re:Statement on Google’s conduct by founder of CelebrityNetW... by JimDabell on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:03AM (#24107456)

> Facts (like someones net worth) cannot be copyrighted. However a compilation of facts can be.

It’s my understanding that this ceased to be true in the USA in 1991 and that a minimal degree of creativity is required [0]. Other countries have started following suit more recently.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc.,_v._R....

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Re:Statement on Google’s conduct by founder of CelebrityNetW... by arcticfox on Monday August 10, 2020 @08:05AM (#24108354)

IMO there's a huge difference between a list of names and numbers generated by a research team estimating someone's net worth, and a phone book.

One is a list of informed estimates, the other is a list of (essentially) facts.

Informed guesses are IMO essentially much longer pieces of creative content, just condensed into a number.

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