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Copyright in lists[edit]

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Lists are copyrightable content and thus cannot be replicated without permission of the copyright holder on Wikipedia when their material is creatively compiled. That is, a list of "best-selling fu" is not creative, because it is simply a list of data. But rankings generally are creative, as they are often based on weightings of factors that require subjective opinion. It is not a fact that "student satisfaction" is 75% of the most important factor in determining how good a college it is. That is the opinion of Forbes' list-makers.

Because this list is compiled using a subjective formula, it can be described, but not replicated without permission. See Wikipedia:Copyright in lists for a more indepth explanation. See also WP:TOP100 and WP:DCM (for the process for obtaining permission, which has been useful in obtaining rights to some lists before). --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 10:36, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]