February 6, 2004
Legal Scholars Oppose Bill That Would Prevent Reuse of Information From Databases
As a committee of the House of Representatives approved a bill last month that would make it illegal to reuse data from someone else's database without permission, eight professors who teach intellectual-property law urged the committee's chairman to reject the measure, saying that no one should be able to claim ownership of facts.
The bill, HR 3261, is called the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act. The professors said it could increase the costs of using data
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