Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Question about copyrighted hiking routes in France

2013-02-22 Thread Eric Sibert
On what basis do they claim ownership of the routes, exactly? As I understand it, many of these routes link up lots of little trails that had been around for decades. How did copyright get transferred from the people who created the trails to the FFRP? Or do they claim ownership only over new

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Question about copyrighted hiking routes in France

2013-02-21 Thread Eric SIBERT
This point has been long discussed on our local list. What you see on the ground is the trail markers. One problem is that the markers are also copyrighted (the colours and shapes) like a logo. Of course, if you put the McDonalds logo on OSM maps, McDo will be happy for the free ads and maps are