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Not so sure. My client list is my property. I own my list of names. If an employee uses my list for their own reason, that is theft as if they were taking my office furniture. It is a list of commonly linked people. That has value which was created by my efforts.

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H.R.3261 - Summary and Status

[longtermmemmory]

additional forgot to add.

Phone book case aside. Had a case where we obtained a restraining order against a clients former employee who copied all the names and adresses of clients who had called an 800 number. The defendant folded/surrendered after the preliminary injunction was granted.

Uniqueness is the key. A phone book is ALL names, and is intended as a public document.

Why was is Pentium and not 586? can't copyright a number. Can't copyright fonts.

However Harley Davidson can copyright a stacato thunkata thunkato of their v-twin. ;-) Nothing to do with databases but who cares?