copyright software
Is it legal to use corporate public information in an (mobile) app?
<p>I don't know how to ask my question correctly so I'll try to give you an example of what situation I'm unsure about.</p>

<p>An Organizer is holding an event (e.g. a conference) and distributes tickets (maybe for free) but available to the public.  He also publishes a timetable for the event on his website so everybody could check what is going on at the event.</p>

<ul>
<li>Am I allowed to use this information in my application along with the
name of the event <em>(just the information not the given representation)</em> or do I have to ask the organizer if I can show my users this information?</li>
<li>What if I sell the access to view this information in my
application?</li>
</ul>

<p>By "information" I mean dates/calendar entries (e.g. Event "A" is happening on dd/mm/yyyy at hh:mm:ss in "City"), not editorial content.</p>

<p>I'm located in Germany but the app would be accessible "worldwide".</p>

<p>It depends on where you are, and where the company is.  <a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/499/340/" rel="nofollow">In the US, facts are not copyrightable</a>, but I don't know about Germany, or anywhere outside the US for that matter.  So, it depends on the jurisdiction that you would, hypothetically, be sued in.</p>

<p>The information is publicly available. Everybody can read it. Assuming that the information was made publicly available by the copyright holder, everybody has the right to read it. </p>

<p>Nobody except the copyright holder has the right to copy the information without permission of the copyright holder. Giving you permission to read the information doesn't give you permission to copy it. </p>
