On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Bernd Jendrissek < bernd.jendris...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The "or parts thereof" also leaves me thinking that "using" includes > making derivative works. The sentence or two describing the required > acknowledgement of State Copyright would also be moot if this was just > a matter of "reading a book". "A suitable statement ... must be > included with such product" seems to me to be contemplating said > person or private sector organisation (re)distributing a (possibly > derived) work. > Well spotted. The "acknowledgement" requirement indicates that some forms of redistribution is allowed. My guess is that the writer was thinking about * the case where someone "bundles" his software with State data to N (specific) clients, so he asks the government for N copies of the data and they give him one copy and tell him to make his own copies. * or where someone combines State data with data from other sources to make a specific map. Like an environmental impact study. But it's not clear if it's redistribution with or without fee and if it refers to redistribution of a substantial part or only a few excepts (e.g. fair use / fair trading). OSM has so far not taken risks like these. See e.g. http://www.systemed.net/blog/?p=100 We can consider tracing from State aerial photos. If the "may use such products" wording does not protect us, then we use Richard's argument that tracing is not copying.
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