On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 2:47 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com.invalid> wrote:
> Hi Om, > > I am not able to follow your logic. I think I've read your full email and > have looked at the links. It appears you are trying to say that the data > points we are using came from [1], but to me, [1] seems clearly under GNU > Document and CC-BY-SA. The act of removing the state names from the data > in [2] made it a derivative work, and it appears that the author of [1] > says that work is not under Public Domain. > The SVG asset itself is licensed as such. We are not using the svg asset anywhere. We are only using the map data which came from some other source. Map data is not copyrightable. Please read the section under "The map wasn’t eligible for copyright in the first place" here: http://www.publicdomainsherpa.com/public-domain-maps.html " If the components of the map are “entirely obvious” the map will not be copyrightable. For example, an outline map of the state of Texas, or one of the US showing the state boundaries is *not* copyrightable. (Not creative.) Ditto maps that use standard cartographic conventions, like a survey map. (Not original.) " > > If the data points we are using are the same as in [2], then we should say > that our example is based on a subset of [2] not [1]. > Probably. > > Is that the case? If I download [2], will I see the same data points as > in our example? > >From what I see, the data is very similar with an offset to account for something else that was modified in the new version. > > Thanks, > -Alex > > On 3/5/18, 2:13 PM, "omup...@gmail.com on behalf of OmPrakash Muppirala" > <omup...@gmail.com on behalf of bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >I consider this issue resolved (please read my full email). You are > >welcome to take this to Legal Discuss if you wish. > > > >Thanks, > >Om > > > >On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 1:08 PM, Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com> > >wrote: > > > >> HI, > >> > >> > Thanks for the explanation. I think I see where the disconnect is > >>now. > >> > Here is what I based my decision on: > >> > > >> > The artifact I used [1] is based on the author's own earlier work > >> available at [2] > >> > >> The original author of [1] is “Theshibboleth” while the author of [2] is > >> "User:Scott5114” so it doesn’t look like that the authors were the same. > >> > >> The file at [1] (if you look at the files history) has had several > >>changes > >> made to it. Note that in the second top comment the entire map data was > >> replaced ("Using User:Karlfk's updated map from here, with better > >>defined > >> state borders”) by [3] , that map is licensed CC-SA. Which version of > >>the > >> file did you use? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Justin > >> > >> 1. > >>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons > . > >>wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ABlank_US_Map_(states_only). > svg&data=02%7C01 > >>%7Caharui%40adobe.com%7C8efd1e5b328a4c3ba91b08d582e6 > 5e43%7Cfa7b1b5a7b3443 > >>8794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636558848315300865&sdata= > UU7datdoo3xsaTpIW3t > >>%2FsVe6I3ZvUSmt3ad%2BO3yVuEk%3D&reserved=0 > >> 2. > >>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons > . > >>wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AElectoral_map_2004-2008.svg& > data=02%7C01%7C > >>aharui%40adobe.com%7C8efd1e5b328a4c3ba91b08d582e6 > 5e43%7Cfa7b1b5a7b3443879 > >>4aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636558848315300865&sdata= > CIPyZZ0STHUdb8GEjqwjGA > >>5ZA%2FRw0KcUljfhKM9s74w%3D&reserved=0 > >> 3. > >>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons > . > >>wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AElectoralCollege2016.svg& > data=02%7C01%7Caha > >>rui%40adobe.com%7C8efd1e5b328a4c3ba91b08d582e6 > 5e43%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794ae > >>d2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636558848315300865&sdata= > qBAZx16BFuiqwdpV%2FzJnGxp > >>CCxz4qJ56r5m%2BnMff6Ws%3D&reserved=0 > >> > >> > >> > >
