Re: Ah, wonderful copyright

> Catalog records are not protected by copyright.  They contain data that
> can be readily observed and recorded by anyone, and thus fail the minimal
> creativity standard set in 1998 in Matthew Bender v. West Publishing
> (http://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/158_F3d_674.htm).  Of course,
> that doesn't mean you won't get sued . . .
>
> Terence Fitzgerald
> Humanities Index
> H. W. Wilson

Can I clarify, in this discussion are we talking about re-use of OCLC member
records?

K.G. "Dances with Elephants" Schneider