Op 12-3-2012 14:33, Martin Spott schreef: > Robin van Steenbergen wrote: > >> In case of a building or airport modeled off a map, how is the original >> map-maker going to recognize that the runway (12000ft long) was actually >> derived from *his* map? > I'd like to emphasize that willfully violating the terms of use of a > map should always be considered as being illegal and therefore > unwelcomed (particularly in FlightGear land), no matter wether the > map-maker can actually prove in court or not. I hope you do realize that modeling scenery from a set of photographs is also violating copyright (under those same rules), namely that of the photographer?
So strictly speaking, we would only be able to model buildings we see (and measure) with our own eyes. And even then, you're making a derivative work off something -- namely the creative work of the building's architect. (Before you ask, there have been cases over this, by the Belgian copyright authority trying to sue anyone who published photographs of Brussels' Atomium structure, claiming a derivative work off the copyrighted design of the architect.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
