Matthew Brown wrote:
I was addressing the 'original research' part of the argument; I don't think it was original research. It's quite likely that the list is copyrighted, however, since it is not a factually based list. The argument then becomes whether quoting that list in Wikipedia is permissible fair use (or the more restrictive UK equivalent, if you're located there).
It seems analogous to listing the recipients of other awards, which we've done quite freely throughout Wikipedia. If listing award recipients violates the copyright of the award-givers in an impermissible way this could have some rather drastic effects on other articles.