There is no such thing as "hard forks" or "soft forks". What there is, is copying the database and then sticking on a different name.
There are laws for things like that.
The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 -
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3032/contents
Meaning of “database”
6. After section 3 insert—
“Databases
3A.—(1) In this Part “database” means a collection of independent works, data or other materials which—
(a)are arranged in a systematic or methodical way, and
(b)are individually accessible by electronic or other means.
(2) For the purposes of this Part a literary work consisting of a database is original if, and only if, by reason of the selection or arrangement of the contents of the database the database constitutes the author’s own intellectual creation.”.
#Bitcoin is a database.
https://x.com/JoelDalais/status/1668990545505517571?s=20
There are laws for things like that.
The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 -
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3032/contents
Meaning of “database”
6. After section 3 insert—
“Databases
3A.—(1) In this Part “database” means a collection of independent works, data or other materials which—
(a)are arranged in a systematic or methodical way, and
(b)are individually accessible by electronic or other means.
(2) For the purposes of this Part a literary work consisting of a database is original if, and only if, by reason of the selection or arrangement of the contents of the database the database constitutes the author’s own intellectual creation.”.
#Bitcoin is a database.
https://x.com/JoelDalais/status/1668990545505517571?s=20
www.legislation.gov.uk
The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997
These Regulations implement the provisions of Council Directive No. 96/9/EC of 11 March 1996 (O.J. No. L77, 27.3.96, page 20) on the legal protection of databases (“the Directive”). The Regulations come into force on 1st January 1998.