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Under US case law, e.g. Eckes v. Card Prices Update, lists of items that are created entirely or primarily as a result of editorial opinion are subject to copyright protection. This explicitly excludes lists which are derived solely from facts, statistics, or polling data, as only opinion based lists are considered by the courts to have the requisite creativity required for copyright protection under US law.

Consequently, the inclusion of the entirety of such a list solely for the purposes of adding it to Wikipedia will generally constitute a copyright infringment. Excerpts of such lists can be used in Wikipedia under the doctrine of fair use when they are associated with meaningful discussion of the contents of the list, but under typical circumstances, one should never reproduce the entirety of such a list.

The following is a list of lists that appear to be copyright problems.

Problem lists
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1. Has anyone bothered to ask Rolling Stone if they mind? It is worth asking. They might be magnanimous, so adhering to Wikipedia's principle of Assuming Good Faith, would be to at least give Rolling Stone the opportunity to grant us permission. I'd be prepared to write on my own behalf, but I think it better if someone more senior than me do so on behalf of Wikipedia.
2. Please do not delete the list or links to the list without first noting the rankings on the individual album pages. The list is copyrighted, but the fact of a ranking is not copyrighted, only the compilation as a list. Hu 20:03, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
1. Has anyone bothered to ask Rolling Stone if they mind? It is worth asking. They might be magnanimous, so adhering to Wikipedia's principle of Assuming Good Faith, would be to at least give Rolling Stone the opportunity to grant us permission.
2. Please do not delete the list or links to the list without first noting the rankings on the individual guitarists pages. The list is copyrighted, but the fact of a ranking is not copyrighted, only the compilation as a list. Hu 20:03, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Here's another:

  • World's Most Livable Cities Pilatus 17:44, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
    • This is a proposterous thing to claim. The list is widely reported in the press, and referenced in other Wikipedia articles. How come you jump up and down as soon as the more significant Economist (EIU) list is added to the existing, less recognised Mercer Human Resource Management list? --Couttsie 18:05, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
      • Raul's 4th Law, anyone? Can we stop the indignant name-calling and start addressing the concerns regarding lists "created entirely or primarily as a result of editorial opinion", because this is one of those lists. Pilatus 18:14, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
  • I agree with the deletion of all these lists as copyright violations, they are creative editorial works--nixie 04:37, 10 February 2006 (UTC)