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The '''Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act''', {{USBill|108|H.R.|3261}}, was a proposed bill in the [[United States House of Representatives]] during the [[108th United States Congress]]. It would have altered copyright law to permit assertion of copyright ownership over factual data.

Proponents argued that the bill was based on the 1996 EU [[Database Directive]], and was designed to encourage database creators by ensuring their revenue advantage. Opponents, who included [[Google]] and [[Verizon]] argued that it would restrict access to and use of facts.

In March 2004, the [[House Energy and Commerce Committee]] unfavorably reported H.R. 3261. The committee approved a competing, less comprehensive bill, the Consumer Access to Information Act {{USBill|108|H.R.|3872}}, which dealt only with "time sensitive" information, and would have instructed the [[Federal Trade Commission]] to take action against unfair trade practices.

==See also==
* [[List of intellectual property legislation pending in the United States Congress|Intellectual property legislation pending in the United States Congress]]
* [[Digital Future Coalition]]

==External links==
*[[Kim Zetter|Zetter, Kim]]. "[https://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2004/03/62500 Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine]." ''[https://www.wired.com/news/ Wired News]'' March 3, 2004.
*[http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h3261ih.txt.pdf HR 3261 as introduced (PDF)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021233/http://www.uschamber.com/government/letters/040119hr3261.htm US Chamber of Commerce opposition]
*[http://www.publicknowledge.org/issues/database/ Advocacy discussion]
*[https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm Court case that the bill addressed]

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