[moojah]

The interesting part here is that linkedin doesn't hold any copyright on much of the data. You cannot copyright someones name and title.

[unepipe]

But you can copyright a database.

[simcop2387]

that one is iffy, http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/types-databases-eligi...

I'd suspect LinkedIn could argue about the network they create is a creative work and would be covered, but the facts about each person might not be copyright-able.

[ekianjo]

whats inside the database is not owned by them.