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Re:Ask HN: What company/industry would you like to see open ... by smiler on Thursday October 08, 2009 @04:29AM (#868618)
Great... except you can't use the information legally and it will not be kept up-to-date which makes it useless

I can't believe we have to pay for the postcode data in the UK. It should be freely available

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Re:Ask HN: What company/industry would you like to see open ... by windsurfer on Thursday October 08, 2009 @07:02AM (#868744)
Why isn't it legal to use?

Even if I download and read a book illegally, I'm still allowed to post quotes from the book on my blog. I'm still allowed to know the material. Why is this list any different?

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