Does anyone have a reference for the EFF claim that factual data collections can only be copyrighted "if the selection and arrangement are sufficiently creative"? I always thought the method of acquiring these facts was also important. Isn't that the point of inserting trap streets[1] and other fake entries[2] into your data, a practice that many tech companies including Google[3] still do?

[1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street [2] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry [3] - http://searchengineland.com/google-bing-is-cheating-copying-...