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Do You Have A License For Those Facts?

Posted by timothy on from the balancing-rights-and-benefits dept.

spikedvodka writes "Wired is reporting that the "Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act (HR3261)" is under consideration. It passed the house Judiciary Committee, and is on it's way to the Commerce Committee. This bill would allow companies to copyright databases. (Think phone-number databases) and goes directly against the idea that nobody can own a fact." (See this earlier posting.)

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  1. Re:Easiest way out... by airrage · · Score: -1, Troll

    I guess should be multi-terabyte? :)

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