[OSM-legal-talk] Does importing data give you a copyright?

[Dave F.]

  On 16/09/2010 01:12, John Smith wrote:
> This happens all the time, new CDs are released of out of copyright
> music that copy is then re-protected.
>

Would that protection only apply to the physical characteristics of the 
CD, such as printed inlay sleeves?
Does the music not remain in the public domain?

Similar for Fredrik's web page. The format/decoration that he applied 
would be copyrightable, but I could freely copy-paste the Shakespeare 
text from it.

Cheers
Dave F.