Precedent for general copyright, yes, but according to other news sources and PhantomAlert comments they were in negotiations for data-sharing that fell through.  The chances those weren&#x27;t covered by NDAs as well as likely more stringent contractual obligations is very low, so there&#x27;s a contractual element.  It&#x27;s very different for me to sue you over data you&#x27;ve scraped than for us to sign contracts covering what you&#x27;re allowed to do with our data and whether you&#x27;re allowed to use it at all.  In my experience financial data is just about always fenced by contracts, simply trusting the guy&#x27;s you&#x27;ve been competing to take care of you is pure incompetence.