Factual information, such as stock market data, weather reports, topographical data & business news, is rapidly becoming a very valuable commodity. & wherever business is booming, piracy is looming. Can copyright law provide adequate protection? Is there a conflict between a copyright in works of fact & the freedom of expression? Protecting Works of Fact is about these & other dilemma's of information law. The book contains a collection of articles written by legal scholars & practitioners. Most articles were originally presented at the 'Copyright in Information' conference of the Institute for Information Law (University of Amsterdam), which was held in Amsterdam on December 1, 1989.