[PDF] are proprietary databases protected by copyright

A computer program and a literary work are both eligible for copyright protection and therefore a database is too.
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  • Are databases protected by copyright?

    Databases are generally protected by copyright law as compilations.
    Under the Copyright Act, a compilation is defined as a "collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship." 17.
    U.S.C. § 101.

  • Can proprietary software be copyrighted?

    Copyright protection is available for both published and unpublished works.
    So even if you maintain proprietary software as a trade secret, it can be registered.

  • What type of software is not protected by copyright law?

    If they have abandoned their copyright, the software can no longer be protected.
    The same holds true for Open source software, Machine-readable software, and Original works. Transient copies of software, however, do not have copyright protection.

  • What type of software is not protected by copyright law?

    A database may attract copyright protection but only in certain limited circumstances.
    Firstly, the structure of a database may be protected if, by reason of the selection or arrangement of the contents, it constitutes the author's own intellectual creation.

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