SDNY District Court slams shut Le Book Publishing copyright claim against Black Book Publishing, reports David Walker in "Le Book Calls Black Book "Cheap Imitation"; Judge Is Unswayed" 

The defendant copied directory listings from the plaintiff's directory, but not the arrangement, so no relief from the court, which states:

"It is a basic principle of copyright law that facts [such as directory listings] cannot be copyrighted, no matter how much effort has been put into discovering and compiling these facts."