On 12/12/12 15:18, Denny Vrandečić wrote:

We have talked informally to some lawyers, some of them specialists in the relevant fields. Basically the understanding I was previously describing was confirmed, but more importantly there has been only a small number of cases testing out the implementation of the European database directive (and the ECJs cases were curtailing the scope of the sui generis protection, see British Horseracing Board v William Hill, Fixtures v Oy Vekkaus, and others).

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But besides that, yes, we also have formally requested an assessment on
the discussed topics (and a bit beyond) from lawyers, but this will take
a while until we have the results.

Once we have them we will share them.