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Originally Posted by Dameon
Is it just me, or does ripping off data from Yahoo Finance not seem like how financial institutions are supposed to operate?
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Well, I seem to recall that that databases that contain only facts aren't protected by copyright law, which is sensible enough. Some large sports-related organisations have managed to subvert this, but in general you can't copyright facts, which is what Yahoo! appears to offer.
Capitalism being what it is, companies will always seek the easiest option that's not outright illegal, so wanting to gather public-domain financial information from a website doesn't come as a surprise to me.