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Re: Copyright and Syndication

--- In syndication@egroups.com, Aaron Swartz <aswartz@s...>
> So it could be claimed that 
Moreover's
> categorization and collection of newsfeeds could be considered 
creative
> enough to pass the test of originality. Of course, that would be a 
question
> for the courts and would depend on the level of categorization that 
Moreover
> does.

Hm. Here is Moreover's top level categorization:
     Consumer
     Dow Jones 30
     Finance
     General
     Industry
     Internet
     Regional
     Sports & Culture
     Technology
That doesn't meet any criteria I can think of for originality. And 
check out their lower-level classifications...
  Africa news
  Argentina news
  Asia-Pacific latest
  Australia news
  Austria news
  Balkans news
  Benelux news
  Brazil news... and so on...
Surely we won't grant to Moreover the exclusive right to classify
news 
by geographic region, sorted alphabetically... right?