| Autor: |
Barker, Anne N.1 |
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Searcher (1070-4795). Jul2005, Vol. 13 Issue 7, p34-42. 9p. |
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This article presents both sides of the database protection debate in the U.S. and details what is at stake for all concerned. Ultimately, restrictive database protection would seem to prohibit derivative works, just as if the contained factual data had a copyright. While proposed legislation might prevent another entity from stealing and selling collected data outright, without any improvements or investment on its part, it could also stop new value-added information services from entering the market. Perhaps a company wants to expand a database composed entirely of facts by adding analysis or new search capabilities to the data. Or perhaps an improvement would connect the information in a new and revolutionary way, perhaps by combining data sets that have not been combined before. Either could be prohibited under proposed legislation. It may be tempting to reward the hard work and investment of a company that has compiled vast amounts of information into a single, useful database. However, it is also vitally important to maintain the founding principles of copyright law. As Rosenbaum and Gradner point out, one cannot strengthen the rights of information owners without reducing those of scientific users and vice versa. Any potential legislation should be approached cautiously and with full knowledge and understanding of both sides of the issue in order to minimize the unintended consequences that can emerge after the legislation has been passed. |
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts |
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