On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Joshua Finnie <joshua.fin...@gmail.com>wrote:
> As for the comment about copyright, I am not sure if this pertains to > geographic data like locations of post offices or mail boxes. From > Wikipedia ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_the_U.S._government#Exemptions > ): > > Exemptions > > Works by certain independent agencies, corporations and Federal >> subsidiaries may be exempt from US Government copyright status. For >> instance, material produced by the United States Postal >> Service<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service> >> [8]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_the_U.S._government#cite_note-7> >> are >> typically subject to normal copyright. Most USPS materials, artwork and >> design and all postage stamps as of January 1, 1978 or after are subject to >> copyright laws. Works of the former United States Post Office >> Department<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_Department> >> are >> in the public domain (due to its former position as a cabinet department). > > > I think this exemption is dealing with the artistic works that come out of > the USPS like stamps etc. > > Just my 2 cents. > I see a copyright notice at the bottom of usps.com and see their terms of use (http://bit.ly/90hljb). It would be great if I were wrong and we could use their data. Also, I suppose someone could ask the USPS for permission to use (under our license terms) in OSM. They probably will say "no", but perhaps they might say "yes". -Katie > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > -- Katie Filbert @filbertkm
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