On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, > > Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > > "Facts are Facts and can't be Copyrighted" > > ... which ist not exactly the position that OSM is taking on this > matter; in fact, with ODBL we go to great lengths to ensure that even if > our facts should not be copyrightable we still get to say exactly under > what conditions they are used through contract and database law. We're > willing to enter completely uncharted waters and use a new and untested > licensing framework precisely because we do *not* want our data to be > free of any restrictions. > > So if you are looking for someone who takes the above position, best > talk to one of the Science Commons guys! > > Bye > Frederik > >
That is the basis of Australian law, and recent a High Court decision has returned us to that position, carefully deciding that a database, to be subject to copyright, had to demonstrate intellectual or artistic input. So the facts from a map in Australia can't be copyrighted. The intellectual and artistic work of creating a map results in a map which can be copyright.
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