Intellectual Property Protection for Noncreative Databases
Dorothy Schrader, Robin Jeweler · University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) · 1999
Copyright law protects works of authorship that exhibit original, creative expression, including creativity in the selection, arrangement, or coordination both of traditional printed and electronic databases. Noncreative databases are not subject to copyright protection, although some protection is available through a combination of contract law, trade secrecy law, and misappropriation doctrines of state law.