Myles Eftos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered the following thing: > > I don't think that's correct. The other way is to use the OzTivo guide > > data which does not have copyright issues. And it's free, unlike > > IceTV's data. > > But how are they getting the data in the first place? Surely if the tv > stations are copyrighting the material, then OzTivo (And IceTV's for > that matter) is copyrighted as well? > > Copying it out of the TV Guide doesn't constitute copyright free...
In which jurisdiction was it that a court determined that a collection of factual information cannot be copyrighted? It might have been australia, though I'm not certain. I would say that the "copyright" on guide data is not concrete (except for reviews contained within). BB
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