True, one needs to be sure of data in your country. I assumed he was in the United States, though, since he mentioned USGS data.
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Iván Sánchez Ortega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > El Jueves, 25 de Septiembre de 2008, Eric Ladner escribió: >> my understanding is that government produced GIS data is public and >> not subject to copyright (since, actually you're the one that helped >> pay for it, it's partially yours, too). > > It depends on your jurisdiction. In mine, data produced by government agencies > is subject to copyright, but data released by any government body as part of > any official statement (e.g. minutes from a meeting) is not. > > You might want to check the I.P. laws that apply in your territory and, if > neccesary, find a lawyer to get legal advice. > > > Cheers, > -- > ---------------------------------- > Iván Sánchez Ortega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Llevo meses pensando en ello, y... todavia no se me ha ocurrido -- Eric Ladner _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
