Press Release: Judgment in Case C-604/10. Football Dataco and Others v Yahoo! UK Ltd and Others

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Series Details No. 16, 2012 (1.3.12)
Publication Date 01/03/2012
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A football fixture list cannot be protected by copyright when its compilation is dictated by rules or constraints which leave no room for creative freedom. The fact that the compilation of the list required significant labour and skill on the part of its creator does not justify, in itself, it being protected by copyright.

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