On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Nicolás Alvarez <[email protected] > wrote:
> 2013/8/24 Bryce Nesbitt <[email protected]>: > > Is combining all the clues above (including clues left presumably by > local > > mappers), plus Google searches, Knowledge? > > I've been told that "plus Google searches" gets you in licensing > trouble. Not because of Google, of course, but because of the sites > you find. Copying from Google Map, or any other map: that's trouble. Looking up a company or venue website prior to mapping it? Fair game. Copyrights don't cover facts, they cover expression. ---- There is a problem spot, but it's more subtle. Say I visit a fruit stand and map it. I return home and look up the fruit stand website to get the list of produce they offer. On the fruit stand website is google map, which I just glanced at. Have I contaminated the edit? _______________________________________________ josm-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/josm-dev
