NPD sales data copyrighted?

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#1 w3stfa11
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Is the NPD sales data they release every month copyrighted? If I put it on my blog while attributing the data to NPD, is it theoretically against their terms? I know they have private data and I'm sure that's not for use anywhere, but for it's publicly available data, is it protected?

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#2 Senor_Kami
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Gray area. If you got the stats from a non-paid subscription site (like Gamespot) I think you could post those. But in reality, its unlikely that even if its illegal, NPD has a team shifting through thousands of blogs from no namers looking for stat abuse.
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#3 shadow_hosi
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its just sales numbers, i dont see why they would care if people post the numbers places
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#4 w3stfa11
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its just sales numbers, i dont see why they would care if people post the numbers placesshadow_hosi

Because it takes time, money, and people to get those numbers.

I just wonder what NPD's official policy is towards the use of their numbers. Whether they enforce it is another thing. Their website tells me nothing.It really does look like a gray area to me.

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#5 chicagog19
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Why don't you just email the NPD group and ask them.
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#6 travt-down
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The sites that release NPD data pay for it. You are probably on a slippery slope there. I would imagine as long as your site is not generating a profit, they wont care.
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#7 PBSnipes
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It's a gray area. It would probably be considered fair use if you posted them on your blog, but make sure you do attribute them.