Robert Drummer wrote:
Some thoughts on copyright of facts (streets, etc.) according to US law.
From Who Owns My Work? By Salvatore A. Marsico
Yeah, there's loads to read through if you're interested in the
subject. We've posted a few links on the OpenStreetMap wiki. Feist vs
Rural is of course the classic, Mason vs Montgomery is worth reading
too.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Case_law
For once your laws are so much saner than ours. :)
I'm beginning to think that Google are doing exactly the same with
derived geodata as they did with YouTube. In other words, put the
tools up there; encourage a massive infringing ecosystem; and when
people start to complain, continue doing the same stuff and expect
everyone else to fit in round it, maybe with a few token payments here
and there.
cheers
Richard
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