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NoMoreNicksLefttoday at 9:13 PM0 repliesview on HN

>It's the data of the authors, reviewer, publishers,

Data isn't copyrightable in the United States. So no, they do not own this. They only owned the creative work itself. Don't even own that really... they don't have it in perpetuity. They've basically got a long-term lease from the public on it. With conditions.