>> >> >> I'm not familiar with the particular project/maps/geodata in >> question, but a blanket statement that claiming copyright on a map >> is "absurdity" is itself wrong. >> >> -Dan >> > If I'm not mistaken, the thread is not about the copyrightability of > maps themselves, but the copyrightability of location data pertaining > to digital maps, i.e. the very "non-pictoral fact compilations" > mentioned in the statement you provided. > > - -- > Cary Bass > Volunteer Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation
It may have started off that way, but my impression was it quickly became "All maps are free". That may have been a misinterpretation of GerardM's post. My broader point is that the situation is not entirely black and white. Blanket statements that "all X can never be done" are a bit dangerous to make. -Dan _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
