Comments on: Transit Organizations Falsely Claiming Ownership of Schedule Data is a Trend http://www.stationstops.com/2009/08/15/transit-organizations-falsely-claiming-ownership-of-schedule-data-is-a-trend/ Metro-North Train Schedules and NYC Commuting Blog Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Chris (Admin) http://www.stationstops.com/2009/08/15/transit-organizations-falsely-claiming-ownership-of-schedule-data-is-a-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-4026 Chris (Admin) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:02:24 +0000 http://www.stationstops.com/?p=2451#comment-4026 Make no doubt about it, this is purely a case of MTA making legal threats with no merit and asking me "what are you going to do about it?" I'm giving them their answer. Make no doubt about it, this is purely a case of MTA making legal threats with no merit and asking me “what are you going to do about it?”

I’m giving them their answer.

]]> By: NYCPhotorights http://www.stationstops.com/2009/08/15/transit-organizations-falsely-claiming-ownership-of-schedule-data-is-a-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-4025 NYCPhotorights Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:57:55 +0000 http://www.stationstops.com/?p=2451#comment-4025 I thought the issue of whether or not anyone could copyright a collection of data was settled over a decade ago when the Supreme Court ruled that telephone companies could only copyright the format of their phone books, not the data itself. The MTA is on very thin ice on this issue. I thought the issue of whether or not anyone could copyright a collection of data was settled over a decade ago when the Supreme Court ruled that telephone companies could only copyright the format of their phone books, not the data itself. The MTA is on very thin ice on this issue.

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