Automated Databases Not Copyrighted?
In the recent case of Telstra Corporation Limited v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd FCA 44, the Full Federal Court held that computer generated databases are not protected by copyright laws as these do not add any literary value or human authorship to the original literary work.QUICK FACTS
Telstra created a compilation from a database through an automated system. These compilations were Yellow and Whitepages directories. These directories contained information about individuals and
