So I was looking through some cycle books, as you do, when I came across
this one (i've hosted the images 3rd party and avoided HTML, if
they don't work let me know. I had to snap them on the iPhone - so sorry for
the lack of a close focus!!) :
http://img249.imageshack.us/i/img0002tw.jpg/
It's a
On 2 June 2010 21:03, Phil Monger phil...@gmail.com wrote:
So I was looking through some cycle books, as you do, when I came across
this one (i've hosted the images 3rd party and avoided HTML, if
they don't work let me know. I had to snap them on the iPhone - so sorry for
the lack of a close
The LWG has been working with council on similar infringement cases. I suggest
this gets added.
As an aside, this is exactly what happened to some of my work a few years ago.
On Jun 2, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Phil Monger wrote:
So I was looking through some cycle books, as you do, when I came
That's actually a pretty bad way to resolve the issue, since the publisher is
liable for damages and you can absolve them of that and make things far worse
by individually contacting or publishing these infringements pre-emptively.
Unless you have a law degree.
Individuals enforcing
Phil,
Phil Monger wrote:
It's a new cycle book for London, with routes, etc. Pretty standard
fare. The problem? All the maps inside are blatant OSM copies (Mapnik, I
assume) with route overlays posted. Now this wouldn't be a problem,
obviously, except they are way WAY outside of CC-BY-SA.
Frederick,
I appreciate your view on this. but I must passionately disagree.
Collected works is set up to allow multiple sets of data / licenses to
operate together under one bound work. For example, a book of collected
maps about London could include OSM as CC-BY-SA but in itself, as a
Hi,
Phil Monger wrote:
This is entirely derivative. The maps and route descriptions operate
together as *one piece of work* - indeed descriptions of the ways, place
names, distances, directions (ect) used in *the text* are taken from
*the mapping*. The text couldn't / wouldn't be there
Well, Frederik, here is a challenge:
-Work out a 10 mile cycle trip or walk around your town / city, taking
advantage of sights you want to see, streets you know are good for it, ect.
Cycle it once or twice, getting distracted and taking twice as long as
needed to take photographs on the way
