On 11/16/05, Justin Cormack justin@specialbusservice.com wrote:
In US law it probably is ok to copy the whole thing verbatim, as compilations of facts (eg telephone directories) are not protected by copyright law. Charts might be different (we all know there is some creativity in their compilation...)
According to this page: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/about_us/bbmethodology.jsp the Hot 100 (for example) is compiled using formulas combining sales data and airplay data. I think that makes it more than a compilation of facts.
-- Stephen Bain stephen.bain@gmail.com