Re: [Imports-us] [Talk-us] Baltimore County GIS Data is now public domain

2013-09-30 Thread Paul Norman
> From: Richard Weait [mailto:rich...@weait.com] > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 2:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Baltimore County GIS Data is now public domain > > Your use of "public domain" in the subject is potentially confusing, > since there is no reliable method for you to declare that t

Re: [Imports-us] [Talk-us] Baltimore County GIS Data is now public domain

2013-09-30 Thread Russ Nelson
Richard Weait writes: > Your use of "public domain" in the subject is potentially confusing, > since there is no reliable method for you to declare that the data is > in the public domain. Please see the wiki article linked. If someone claims that their copyrighted work is in the public domain

Re: [Imports-us] [Talk-us] Baltimore County GIS Data is now public domain

2013-10-02 Thread Elliott Plack
Maryland has a pretty broad public data law as well. I have not read it entirely, but it does appear this kind of release would be covered. I spoke with my program manager on the matter, and he is taking a *wait and see* approach to the license situation. Baltimore County wants to protect itself fr