> In a way I would actually support [geocoding results being considered non-substantive extracts] if geo-coding was a clearly and tightly defined process, which, as I've pointed out earlier, it isn't.
Are you referring to this thread, Simon, or a larger conversation elsewhere? If the latter, I'd e grateful for a link. While I agree with you about the slipperiness of geocoding in the abstract, as Alex points out it should be possible to narrow the scope within a guideline. After all, when we license geocoding data from big proprietary vendors, their lawyers, at least, feel it's possible to define geocoding and to define unacceptable use in a way that protects their assets. Without naming names or specific terms, I can point to this language from our TOS as an example of how these requirements are passed along: "You may not use geocoding results to develop a general database of locations or addresses for any neighborhood, city, state, country, or other such geographic region, or to develop any other general purpose digital map database." Naturally it would be preferable to work out a guideline that gives users more freedom than proprietary vendors allow us to provide. But I think this at least points in a useful direction (though of course the mechanism here would be the non-substantive status of the geocoding product, not a bespoke contractual provision). On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Alex Barth <a...@mapbox.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 5:10 AM, Simon Poole <si...@poole.ch> wrote: > >> The later naturally makes the former unnecessary, so we might as well >> simply propose that geo-coding creates a non-substantive extract (which has >> been suggested btw in a different forum and is in discussion in the LWG). >> > > This would work. > > >> In a way I would actually support this if geo-coding was a clearly and >> tightly defined process, which, as I've pointed out earlier, it isn't. >> > > We could work on a definition of geocoding for the purpose of a guideline > though. > > > _______________________________________________ > legal-talk mailing list > legal-talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk > >
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