No, You Don't Own Your Data (and Other Shocking Truths)

by Daniel J. Langin

Few areas of technology law may be as frustrating to business owners as the law of database rights. Databases represent a significant investment in time, energy, and, in many cases, money by the businesses that compile them. However, depending on where the business that compiles the database is located, the databases may have a great deal, some, or virtually no protection.