On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:17:54 GMT, "harrogate3"
<harrogate3@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>Curiously, not only do the telco own the number, they also own the
>copyright to it, so it is technically illegal for anyone other than
>them to publish it without having obtained their prior consent.
>
>If the ownership or registration was transferred, what about that
>copyright? How does that affect such as letterhead and advertising?
>

Has this ever been tested in court? I should have thought that if
there is any copyright in a telephone number, it belongs to Ofcom as
they create them in the first place and give them in blocks to telcos.

--
Alasdair.