Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | IP/05/1567 (12.12.05) |
Publication Date | 12/12/2005 |
Content Type | News |
The European Commission on 12 December 2005 published an evaluation of the protection EU law gives to databases. EU law existing at the time protected databases by copyright if they were sufficiently creative. Other databases, especially those that were compilations of information or commonplace data, such as telephone directories, music charts or football match listings, may benefit from a new form of protection introduced by the 1996 Database Directive. Stakeholders were invited to comment on the evaluation by 12 March 2006. |
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Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/1567&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Internal Markets |
Countries / Regions | Europe |