What the law protects in a financial dataset

Name: What the law protects in a financial dataset
Creator: Sell Financial Data To AI
Published: 2026-10-27
License: https://sellfinancialdatatoai.com/terms

Under 5 of 10 legal texts read in GB and the US, the bare figures in a financial dataset stay free to copy, newest read 27 October 2026.

5 of 10 instruments Instruments under which the figures stay free among the instruments whose texts we read, 27 Oct 2026

5 answers What it protects or permits: instruments split a permission to reuse public records 3, the original selection or arrangement, never the facts 3, information kept secret that has value because it is secret 2, the investment in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents 1, not stated 1

6 of 10 Commercial use under it: not stated top answer out of 4

2 of 10 How long it lasts: stated instruments whose texts state it, with the quote below

17 Texts we read 24 named, every answer dated and hash-pinned

Are the bare figures themselves free to copy

yes, the figures are free5 instruments
not stated4 instruments
no, taking a substantial part needs consent1 instrument

Counts over 10 instruments, a single answer each, with "varies" where a instrument's texts do not agree.

Counts

Row	Value
yes, the figures are free	5 instruments
not stated	4 instruments
no, taking a substantial part needs consent	1 instrument

What it protects or permits

a permission to reuse public records3 instruments
the original selection or arrangement, never the facts3 instruments
information kept secret that has value because it is secret2 instruments
the investment in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents1 instrument
not stated1 instrument

Across 10 instruments, a single answer each.

Counts

Row	Value
a permission to reuse public records	3 instruments
the original selection or arrangement, never the facts	3 instruments
information kept secret that has value because it is secret	2 instruments
the investment in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents	1 instrument
not stated	1 instrument

Commercial use under it

not stated6 instruments
allowed2 instruments
needs the owner's consent1 instrument
non-commercial only1 instrument

Across 10 instruments, a single answer each.

Counts

Row	Value
not stated	6 instruments
allowed	2 instruments
needs the owner's consent	1 instrument
non-commercial only	1 instrument

How long it lasts

not stated8 instruments
stated2 instruments

Across 10 instruments, a single answer each.

Counts

Row	Value
not stated	8 instruments
stated	2 instruments

How every instrument answered

A instrument per row. Every answer opens onto the line it comes from, quoted exactly, with the text it sits in and the day of the read. "Not stated" marks a question the text leaves unanswered.

Instrument	What it protects or permits	Are the bare figures themselves free to copy	Commercial use under it	How long it lasts
Companies House public register data	a permission to reuse public records The accounts data product is a free downloadable ZIP file, which contains the individual data files (instance documents) of company accounts filed electronically at Companies House. GOV.UK, Companies House data products Not addressed in Companies House personal information charter	yes, the figures are free The company data product is a free monthly snapshot of information for live companies on the public register. GOV.UK, Companies House data products Not addressed in Companies House personal information charter	allowed Not addressed in GOV.UK, Companies House data products Commercial organisations may sometimes use data from these registers to create their own online products. These organisations then become controllers of your personal data. Companies House personal information charter	not stated Not addressed in GOV.UK, Companies House data products Not addressed in Companies House personal information charter
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service (US Supreme Court, 1991)	the original selection or arrangement, never the facts These choices as to selection and arrangement, so long as they are made independently by the compiler and entail a minimal degree of creativity, are sufficiently original that Congress may protect such compilations 499 U.S. 340, opinion and syllabus	yes, the figures are free Since facts do not owe their origin to an act of authorship, they are not original and, thus, are not copyrightable. 499 U.S. 340, opinion and syllabus	not stated Not addressed in 499 U.S. 340, opinion and syllabus	not stated Not addressed in 499 U.S. 340, opinion and syllabus
Open Government Licence v3.0 (UK public sector information)	a permission to reuse public records The Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information subject to the conditions below. Open Government Licence v3.0	yes, the figures are free You are encouraged to use and re-use the Information that is available under this licence freely and flexibly, with only a few conditions. Open Government Licence v3.0	allowed exploit the Information commercially and non-commercially for example, by combining it with other Information, or by including it in your own product or application. Open Government Licence v3.0	The Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to… The Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information subject to the conditions below. Open Government Licence v3.0
SEC EDGAR public filings	a permission to reuse public records Anyone can access and download this information for free or query it through a variety of EDGAR public searches. SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data	yes, the figures are free Anyone can access and download this information for free or query it through a variety of EDGAR public searches. SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data	not stated Not addressed in SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data	not stated Not addressed in SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data
UK database copyright (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 3A)	the original selection or arrangement, never the facts a literary work consisting of a database is original if, and only if, by reason of the selection or arrangement of the contents of the database the database constitutes the author’s own intellectual creation. Section 3A, databases	not stated Not addressed in Section 3A, databases	not stated Not addressed in Section 3A, databases	not stated Not addressed in Section 3A, databases
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997)	the investment in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents A property right (“database right”) subsists, in accordance with this Part, in a database if there has been a substantial investment in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents of the database. Regulation 13, database right Not addressed in Regulation 16, acts infringing database right the person who takes the initiative in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents of a database and assumes the risk of investing in that obtaining, verification or presentation shall be regarded as the maker of, and as having made, the database. Regulation 14, the maker of a database Not addressed in Regulation 17, duration of database right	no, taking a substantial part needs consent Not addressed in Regulation 13, database right a person infringes database right in a database if, without the consent of the owner of the right, he extracts or re-utilises all or a substantial part of the contents of the database. Regulation 16, acts infringing database right Not addressed in Regulation 14, the maker of a database Not addressed in Regulation 17, duration of database right	needs the owner's consent Not addressed in Regulation 13, database right a person infringes database right in a database if, without the consent of the owner of the right, he extracts or re-utilises all or a substantial part of the contents of the database. Regulation 16, acts infringing database right Not addressed in Regulation 14, the maker of a database Not addressed in Regulation 17, duration of database right	Database right in a database expires at the end of the period of fifteen years from the… Not addressed in Regulation 13, database right Not addressed in Regulation 16, acts infringing database right Not addressed in Regulation 14, the maker of a database Database right in a database expires at the end of the period of fifteen years from the end of the calendar year in which the making of the database was completed. Regulation 17, duration of database right
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A)	not stated Not addressed in Section 29A, copies for text and data analysis Not addressed in IPO guidance, exceptions to copyright	not stated Not addressed in Section 29A, copies for text and data analysis Not addressed in IPO guidance, exceptions to copyright	non-commercial only carry out a computational analysis of anything recorded in the work for the sole purpose of research for a non-commercial purpose Section 29A, copies for text and data analysis This exception only permits the making of copies for the purpose of text and data mining for non-commercial research. IPO guidance, exceptions to copyright	not stated Not addressed in Section 29A, copies for text and data analysis Not addressed in IPO guidance, exceptions to copyright
UK trade secret law (Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018)	information kept secret that has value because it is secret has been subject to reasonable steps under the circumstances, by the person lawfully in control of the information, to keep it secret Regulation 2, interpretation	not stated Not addressed in Regulation 2, interpretation	not stated Not addressed in Regulation 2, interpretation	not stated Not addressed in Regulation 2, interpretation
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103)	the original selection or arrangement, never the facts is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship 17 U.S.C. 101, definitions The copyright in a compilation or derivative work extends only to the material contributed by the author of such work, as distinguished from the preexisting material employed in the work 17 U.S.C. 103, compilations and derivative works	yes, the figures are free Not addressed in 17 U.S.C. 101, definitions does not imply any exclusive right in the preexisting material 17 U.S.C. 103, compilations and derivative works	not stated Not addressed in 17 U.S.C. 101, definitions Not addressed in 17 U.S.C. 103, compilations and derivative works	not stated Not addressed in 17 U.S.C. 101, definitions Not addressed in 17 U.S.C. 103, compilations and derivative works
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839)	information kept secret that has value because it is secret the information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by, another person 18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions Not addressed in 18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings	not stated Not addressed in 18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions Not addressed in 18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings	not stated Not addressed in 18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions Not addressed in 18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings	not stated Not addressed in 18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions Not addressed in 18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings

Each answer in its source's own words (68 quotes)

Companies House public register data, Companies House personal information charter, read 2026-10-27, What it protects or permits: Nothing on this text answers it (29,014 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
Companies House public register data, Companies House personal information charter, read 2026-10-27, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (29,014 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
Companies House public register data, Companies House personal information charter, read 2026-10-27, Commercial use under it: Commercial organisations may sometimes use data from these registers to create their own online products. These organisations then become controllers of your personal data.
Companies House public register data, Companies House personal information charter, read 2026-10-27, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (29,014 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
Companies House public register data, GOV.UK, Companies House data products, read 2026-10-27, What it protects or permits: The accounts data product is a free downloadable ZIP file, which contains the individual data files (instance documents) of company accounts filed electronically at Companies House.
Companies House public register data, GOV.UK, Companies House data products, read 2026-10-27, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: The company data product is a free monthly snapshot of information for live companies on the public register.
Companies House public register data, GOV.UK, Companies House data products, read 2026-10-27, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (6,785 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
Companies House public register data, GOV.UK, Companies House data products, read 2026-10-27, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (6,785 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service (US Supreme Court, 1991), 499 U.S. 340, opinion and syllabus, read 2026-10-27, What it protects or permits: These choices as to selection and arrangement, so long as they are made independently by the compiler and entail a minimal degree of creativity, are sufficiently original that Congress may protect such compilations
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service (US Supreme Court, 1991), 499 U.S. 340, opinion and syllabus, read 2026-10-27, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Since facts do not owe their origin to an act of authorship, they are not original and, thus, are not copyrightable.
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service (US Supreme Court, 1991), 499 U.S. 340, opinion and syllabus, read 2026-10-27, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (51,443 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service (US Supreme Court, 1991), 499 U.S. 340, opinion and syllabus, read 2026-10-27, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (51,443 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
Open Government Licence v3.0 (UK public sector information), Open Government Licence v3.0, read 2026-10-08, What it protects or permits: The Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information subject to the conditions below.
Open Government Licence v3.0 (UK public sector information), Open Government Licence v3.0, read 2026-10-08, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: You are encouraged to use and re-use the Information that is available under this licence freely and flexibly, with only a few conditions.
Open Government Licence v3.0 (UK public sector information), Open Government Licence v3.0, read 2026-10-08, Commercial use under it: exploit the Information commercially and non-commercially for example, by combining it with other Information, or by including it in your own product or application.
Open Government Licence v3.0 (UK public sector information), Open Government Licence v3.0, read 2026-10-08, How long it lasts: The Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information subject to the conditions below.
SEC EDGAR public filings, SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data, read 2026-10-27, What it protects or permits: Anyone can access and download this information for free or query it through a variety of EDGAR public searches.
SEC EDGAR public filings, SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data, read 2026-10-27, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Anyone can access and download this information for free or query it through a variety of EDGAR public searches.
SEC EDGAR public filings, SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data, read 2026-10-27, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (12,154 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
SEC EDGAR public filings, SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data, read 2026-10-27, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (12,154 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK database copyright (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 3A), Section 3A, databases, read 2026-10-08, What it protects or permits: a literary work consisting of a database is original if, and only if, by reason of the selection or arrangement of the contents of the database the database constitutes the author’s own intellectual creation.
UK database copyright (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 3A), Section 3A, databases, read 2026-10-08, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (4,793 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK database copyright (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 3A), Section 3A, databases, read 2026-10-08, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (4,793 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK database copyright (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 3A), Section 3A, databases, read 2026-10-08, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (4,793 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 13, database right, read 2026-10-08, What it protects or permits: A property right (“database right”) subsists, in accordance with this Part, in a database if there has been a substantial investment in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents of the database.
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 13, database right, read 2026-10-08, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (4,747 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 13, database right, read 2026-10-08, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (4,747 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 13, database right, read 2026-10-08, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (4,747 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 14, the maker of a database, read 2026-10-27, What it protects or permits: the person who takes the initiative in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents of a database and assumes the risk of investing in that obtaining, verification or presentation shall be regarded as the maker of, and as having made, the database.
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 14, the maker of a database, read 2026-10-27, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (6,277 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 14, the maker of a database, read 2026-10-27, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (6,277 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 14, the maker of a database, read 2026-10-27, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (6,277 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 16, acts infringing database right, read 2026-10-08, What it protects or permits: Nothing on this text answers it (4,789 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 16, acts infringing database right, read 2026-10-08, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: a person infringes database right in a database if, without the consent of the owner of the right, he extracts or re-utilises all or a substantial part of the contents of the database.
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 16, acts infringing database right, read 2026-10-08, Commercial use under it: a person infringes database right in a database if, without the consent of the owner of the right, he extracts or re-utilises all or a substantial part of the contents of the database.
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 16, acts infringing database right, read 2026-10-08, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (4,789 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 17, duration of database right, read 2026-10-27, What it protects or permits: Nothing on this text answers it (5,157 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 17, duration of database right, read 2026-10-27, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (5,157 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 17, duration of database right, read 2026-10-27, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (5,157 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK database right (Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997), Regulation 17, duration of database right, read 2026-10-27, How long it lasts: Database right in a database expires at the end of the period of fifteen years from the end of the calendar year in which the making of the database was completed.
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A), IPO guidance, exceptions to copyright, read 2026-10-08, What it protects or permits: Nothing on this text answers it (24,005 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A), IPO guidance, exceptions to copyright, read 2026-10-08, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (24,005 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A), IPO guidance, exceptions to copyright, read 2026-10-08, Commercial use under it: This exception only permits the making of copies for the purpose of text and data mining for non-commercial research.
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A), IPO guidance, exceptions to copyright, read 2026-10-08, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (24,005 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A), Section 29A, copies for text and data analysis, read 2026-10-08, What it protects or permits: Nothing on this text answers it (5,880 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A), Section 29A, copies for text and data analysis, read 2026-10-08, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (5,880 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A), Section 29A, copies for text and data analysis, read 2026-10-08, Commercial use under it: carry out a computational analysis of anything recorded in the work for the sole purpose of research for a non-commercial purpose
UK text and data analysis exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A), Section 29A, copies for text and data analysis, read 2026-10-08, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (5,880 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
UK trade secret law (Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018), Regulation 2, interpretation, read 2026-10-27, What it protects or permits: has been subject to reasonable steps under the circumstances, by the person lawfully in control of the information, to keep it secret
UK trade secret law (Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018), Regulation 2, interpretation, read 2026-10-27, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (5,695 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK trade secret law (Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018), Regulation 2, interpretation, read 2026-10-27, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (5,695 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
UK trade secret law (Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018), Regulation 2, interpretation, read 2026-10-27, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (5,695 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103), 17 U.S.C. 101, definitions, read 2026-10-03, What it protects or permits: is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103), 17 U.S.C. 101, definitions, read 2026-10-03, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (63,594 characters of text text, read 2026-10-03).
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103), 17 U.S.C. 101, definitions, read 2026-10-03, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (63,594 characters of text text, read 2026-10-03).
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103), 17 U.S.C. 101, definitions, read 2026-10-03, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (63,594 characters of text text, read 2026-10-03).
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103), 17 U.S.C. 103, compilations and derivative works, read 2026-10-27, What it protects or permits: The copyright in a compilation or derivative work extends only to the material contributed by the author of such work, as distinguished from the preexisting material employed in the work
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103), 17 U.S.C. 103, compilations and derivative works, read 2026-10-27, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: does not imply any exclusive right in the preexisting material
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103), 17 U.S.C. 103, compilations and derivative works, read 2026-10-27, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (1,409 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
US copyright in compilations (17 U.S.C. 101 and 103), 17 U.S.C. 103, compilations and derivative works, read 2026-10-27, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (1,409 characters of text text, read 2026-10-27).
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839), 18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings, read 2026-10-08, What it protects or permits: Nothing on this text answers it (18,731 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839), 18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings, read 2026-10-08, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (18,731 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839), 18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings, read 2026-10-08, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (18,731 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839), 18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings, read 2026-10-08, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (18,731 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839), 18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions, read 2026-10-08, What it protects or permits: the information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by, another person
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839), 18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions, read 2026-10-08, Are the bare figures themselves free to copy: Nothing on this text answers it (9,909 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839), 18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions, read 2026-10-08, Commercial use under it: Nothing on this text answers it (9,909 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).
US trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1836 and 1839), 18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions, read 2026-10-08, How long it lasts: Nothing on this text answers it (9,909 characters of text text, read 2026-10-08).

Documents we read but did not count

6 named documents were read but are not the kind of document this board answers from; see why below. They are counted and never answered.

US Copyright Office, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: the Copyright Office's index of its AI reports; it states no rule
SEC, Privacy Information (website security and access): the SEC website privacy and security statement; it sets no rule on reusing filings (the access rule is on Accessing EDGAR Data)
Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, contents: the instrument's contents page; the rules are regulations 13, 14, 16 and 17, read separately
Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018, contents: the instrument's contents page; the definition of a trade secret is regulation 2, read separately
Companies House Developer Hub: the Companies House developer landing page; it states no reuse terms (those are the Open Government Licence's)
Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015: the instrument's contents page; it lists the regulations without their text

How we read and count

Each instrument's own the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US were read through estate-fetch and stored whole (sha256 on every row).

For every text, four questions were answered from its own words: what it protects or permits, are the bare figures themselves free to copy, commercial use under it, how long it lasts.

Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the text read does not address the question.

A instrument with several texts reads 'varies' where they disagree.

10 instruments, 17 texts.

1 named document is still to be read and is not counted yet.

24 sources, with links

17 U.S.C. 103, subject matter of copyright: compilations (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
17 U.S.C. 101, definitions (compilation) (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service, 499 U.S. 340 (1991) (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
US Copyright Office, Title 17 chapter 1 (not yet read)
US Copyright Office, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (read, set aside)
18 U.S.C. 1836, civil proceedings (Defend Trade Secrets Act) (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
18 U.S.C. 1839, definitions (trade secret) (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
SEC, Accessing EDGAR Data (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
SEC, Privacy Information (website security and access) (read, set aside)
Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, reg. 13 (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, reg. 14 (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, reg. 16 (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, reg. 17 (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 3A (databases) (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s. 29A (text and data analysis) (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
GOV.UK, Exceptions to copyright (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018, reg. 2 (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
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GOV.UK, Companies House data products (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Companies House Developer Hub (read, set aside)
Companies House personal information charter (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Open Government Licence v3.0 (the publisher's the statutes, the court and the public bodies' own texts in GB and the US, cited for reporting)
Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (read, set aside)

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Under 5 of 10 legal texts read in GB and the US, the bare figures in a financial dataset stay free to copy, newest read 27 October 2026.

What it protects or permits, by instrument: a permission to reuse public records 3 of 10, the original selection or arrangement, never the facts 3 of 10, information kept secret that has value because it is secret 2 of 10, the investment in obtaining, verifying or presenting the contents 1 of 10, not stated 1 of 10 (10 instruments, read 27 October 2026).

Are the bare figures themselves free to copy, by instrument: yes, the figures are free 5 of 10, not stated 4 of 10, no, taking a substantial part needs consent 1 of 10 (10 instruments, read 27 October 2026).

Commercial use under it, by instrument: not stated 6 of 10, allowed 2 of 10, needs the owner's consent 1 of 10, non-commercial only 1 of 10 (10 instruments, read 27 October 2026).

How long it lasts, by instrument: not stated 8 of 10, stated 2 of 10 (10 instruments, read 27 October 2026).

Citation: "What the law protects in a financial dataset", updated 2026-10-27, https://sellfinancialdatatoai.com/datasets/financial-data-ownership-law/.

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