The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.

Copyright is what protects creators from having someone copy and make money off of their work without compensation.

However, there are some things like directories or maps, which have information that can be difficult

to copyright.

It's just presenting information or data which exists out in the real world.

Creators of maps and directories have found unique ways around this problem.

Learn more about copyright traps, aka Mount Weasles,

on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by Audible.

My audiobook recommendation today is The Copyright Wars.

Three Centuries of Transatlantic battle by Peter Baldwin.

Today's copyright wars can seem unprecedented. Sparked by the digital revolution that has

made copyright and its violation a a part of everyday life,

fights over intellectual property have pitted craters against consumers and open access advocates.

But while the digital generation can be forgiving for thinking that the dispute between creators and

consumers is new, the copyright wars in fact stretch back three centuries, and their history

is essential to understanding today's battles. You can get a free one-month trial to

audible and to free audio books by going to audible trial.com slash everything

everywhere or by clicking on the link in the show notes. Let's suppose I wanted to start a company that sold maps.

I could hire cartographers and spend a lot of time and money going out and gathering data.

Because I'm just documenting something which exists in reality,

the end result of all my hard work and investment

is going to look just like other maps that are out there already.

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