BGE 131 III 384 of Febru­ary 4, 2005: Pro­tec­tion of data­ba­ses under UWG 5 lit. c (search spider)

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Art. 2 and 5 lit. c UWG; take­over of real estate adver­ti­se­ments appearing on another’s Inter­net plat­form; unfair­ness of exploi­ting another’s services.
Explo­ita­ti­on of third-par­ty ser­vices as a cate­go­ry of unfair con­duct within the mea­ning of Art. 2 UCA (E. 3).
The unfair­ness of the explo­ita­ti­on of another’s work results or ser­vices is defi­ned in Art. 5 lit. c UCA by the man­ner of the take­over; pre­re­qui­si­tes of an unlawful explo­ita­ti­on (E. 4).
Syste­ma­tic Data Take­over as Unfair Con­duct within the Mea­ning of Art. 2 UCA (E. 5)?