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In article horne-scott@cs.yale.edu (Scott Horne) writes:
>In article chased@rbbb.Eng.Sun.COM (David Chase) writes:
>>
>>Are you sure that this cannot be easily subverted by the
>>introduction of bogus names and phone numbers?  Map-makers play this
>>game pretty often -- by placing a few intentional errors in a map,
>>they can both detect copies and (I believe) claim infringment on
>>their "creativity".
>
>This is often said (I've heard it said about the compilers of
>dictionaries, too), but does anyone here know of an instance of such
>"creativity"--or of a lawsuit which resulted therefrom?
>

In the case I was discussing, Feist v. Rural Phone, Rural Phone had
put fictitious listings into their book, four of which wound up among
the 1309 copied by Feist for their directory.  O'Connor notes this
fact in her opinion, but apparently did not regard this as indicating
even mimimal creativity.

So I think the Court has spoken on the issue of inserting fictitious
data in order to claim creativity.  They will let you detect copying,
about which you can then do nothing.
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