On 23/02/2019 16:05, Silent Spike wrote:
but I have always understood that heights and grid references are scientific fact and as such are not copyrightable.

There is explicit legislation in the UK that establishes database rights and it is actually those, rather than copyrights, that are the main issue for open mapping.

<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3032/part/III/made>

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