On 23 March 2011 12:47, Richard Mann <richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Can't speak for all authorities, but mine issue such data on top of OS maps. >> There's been a lot of talk, & I believe the consensus was that the OS map >> 'contaminated' the data & was not usable. > > OS have said they don't claim copyright in such instances IIRC. Does > someone have a link?
The only case of this that I'm aware of is the specific case of the "Definitive Statement" -- a legal text document listing public rights of way with route descriptions -- that must be prepared by each county council. OS have stated that they don't claim any IP rights in those: http://blog.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/2010/04/os-opendata-goes-live/comment-page-1/#comment-536 This is important since the "Definitive Statement" is prepared in conjunction with a "Definitive Map", which is -- you've guessed it -- a set of lines drawn on top of an OS map. It's therefore possible that the description of the route and any grid references it contains contains would be at least partly derived from the OS map. This OS waiver wouldn't apply to the "List of Streets" held by a local authority. However, I don't see why we shouldn't be able to use the content of an email from a local authority telling us that such and such a road/track that we enquired about, is a public highway with reference number U1234. Provided the description of the route of the road has come from us, and not from an OS map, I'd have thought we should be fine. The status of the route is a fact after all. Though maybe others will be more cautious over this. Maybe we should ask OS, just to be sure. Robert. -- Robert Whittaker _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb