Ast othe remainingscopef ordatabaseright itisclear thatthosewho make databaseswillnowneed tostructuretheirbusiness very carefullyin ordertoavoid inad-vertentlyfailing toavail themselvesof the database right.Otherwise,suchi nterests mightr unthe riskthat the largertheirdatabasethe greaterthe degree of copying whichmaybeallowed.Itis,therefore,alogicalconsequenceofthe newECJcaselawthat"databasemakers willrespond tothe decisionsbydevisinglegaland economicstrategiestogetaround it." 38 38 Davison &Hugenholtz,[2005]EIPR 113at118. Inthe wake of scandalsatcompanieslike Enron and Worldcom,the U.S.authoritiessoughttorestoreconfidenceinthe financialstatements of U.S.publiccompanies.The U.S.Sarbanes-OxleyActof 2002 ("SOX") and related U.S.rulesnowr equireU.S.companiest o adoptcodesof ethicalconduct.SOXalsodemandsthat companieshavecontrol systemsin placeand establish proceduresforthe confidential,anonymous submission byemployeesof concernsr egarding possible misconduct.Ino rdert ocomplyw iththeserequirements U.S. companiesarei mplementing" whistle-blowing" systems,in most casesas anonymous telephoneh otlines. TworecentdecisionsbyCNIL in Franceand the Wup-pertalLabour Court in Germanyhaveh eldsuchh otlinesasu nlawfulundercertain circumstancesand are causingconcernformanymultinationalpubliccompaniesand IT providers who offerwhistle-blowing solutions.Thisarticle analysest he currentlegalstatus in Germany,Franceand the UK and triestoofferinterim guidanceonstepscompaniesmayw ishtoconsidert o minimisethe risksin E.U.countrieswhile stillcomplying withSOX.