Legal Scholars Oppose Bill That Would Prevent Reuse of Information From Databases

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

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...

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