The result was delete. This AfD is interesting in that it turns on an actual point of law instead of Wikipedia policy. The question is whether this list is a derivative work of the titular selection of jazz albums, and therefore a violation of its copyright. Five people affirm and three deny this (albeit one weakly). Lacking a clear numerical consensus, I must weigh the relative strength of argument. Most "delete" opinions reflect a serious and reasonably thorough examination of the material at issue and of the applicable U.S. law, and from my reading of the cited case law (disclaimer: I'm not a U.S. lawyer) their argument appears prima facie sensible to me. On the other hand, the "keep" opinions mostly do not really address the legal issues raised by this discussion, namely, whether (as discussed in the cited Key Publications case), the source work is an original selection of data (and therefore copyrighted), and whether our article exhibits "substantial similarity between those elements ... that provide copyrightability to the allegedly infringed compilation". The arguments by Franamax and Moonriddengirl make a reasonably convincing case that this is so, and the "keep" opinions mostly do not address the points the "delete" opinions raise. On that basis, I find that there is a consensus, considered in the light of the strength of argument, to delete the article. Sandstein 20:33, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Copyright violation, per http://openjurist.org/945/f2d/509/key-publications-inc-v-chinatown-today-publishing-enterprises-inc, as explained in User:Moonriddengirl/Copyright in lists. This list is not a simple recitation of facts: it is a reproduction of a creative work (due to the value judgment and creativity that went in to the selection process), and violates the copyright of the source work. —Kww(talk) 01:36, 3 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Relisting comment: As we shouldn't rush this through, copyright is too important for that. I also left a note on Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2012 March 13, so I expect some more input will be following. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 07:46, 13 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]