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by cvsh 3230 days ago
Yes, because "publish" implies breach of copyright.

If I post an essay on LinkedIn, and then someone posts it on their blog, copyright has been breached because that is my original work.

If I post the fact that I worked at Dunkin Donuts from 2007 to 2009 on LinkedIn, and then someone records it and feeds it to an employee quitting predictor algorithm, they've done nothing illegal. Me stating the fact that I was employed at a certain place for a certain amount of time is not me publishing an original work.