Intellectual Property Law

What Constitutes Public Information for Blog?

By Jerry

Legal Issue:

Bankaholic.com website started as a blog comparing certificates of deposit in the USA, becoming the number one search for CDs then expanded to other products. It sold to BankRate for USD$15 million. The site is based on redistributing public information; presumably this info is published by financial institutions on their websites and in periodicals, etc, I'm not 100% sure. My questions are these; what constitutes public information? Can I build a blog business based on redistribution and repackaging of seller's information sourced from their sites and from magazines, etc, focusing on my areas of interest? Thanks     

First Name: B
Last Name: Weldon
Phone:
Email: weldonbj@gmail.com
Phone: 61414645339
Address: L11, 101 George
City: Sydney
Country: Australia

Full post as published by IBLS Internet Law Blog on November 30, 2009 (boomark / email).