EDI Questions Whether Exchanges Can License Data They Do Not Own
EDI Questions Whether Exchanges Can License Data They Do Not Own Date 01/03/2021 Exchange Data International (EDI) has today released a report that questions whether stock and derivative exchanges have copyright in closing prices, and whether they can license the redistribution of these closing prices. The report argues that stock and derivative exchanges do not own the copyright in closing prices and nor do they acquire copyright through statements on their websites or in their licensing contracts. Their databases are also not protected by the EU Database Directive, or by a compil...