On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Avenue <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:avenue42@gmail.com" target="_blank">avenue42@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Gregor Hagedorn <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:g.m.hagedorn@gmail.com" target="_blank">g.m.hagedorn@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<div class="im"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div>Marco wrote:<br>&gt; So I assume that single facts (or database items) are not copyrightable just<br>&gt; like single words. Only the database (or even a view?) as a selection and<br>&gt; arrangement of various items is copyrightable.<br>

<br></div>Yes, a database may be copyrightable, if the creativity in selecting<br>and arranging information is copyrightable. This possibility exists in<br>many countries and is completely different from database rights.<br>

</blockquote></div></div><div><br></div>While some databases are copyrightable, I expect this wouldn&#39;t usually apply to ...</blockquote><div><br></div><div>It would be useful when people make statements such as this to declare:</div>
<div><br></div><div>a) what jurisdictions they hold qualifications in</div><div>b) what jurisdictions they are making their statements about </div><div><br></div><div>Tom</div></div>