Simon Poole <simon@...> writes: >In summary I don't quite see how the report changes anything, summarized >it states: > >a) maps are copyrightable in the US (not that we didn't know that) >b) online maps are copyrightable in the US (we assumed that too) >c) you could make a case that the underlying data of an online map is >copyrightable (which we assume to some point for style files and >similar... for the actually geographic data it is probably just speculation)
I think it's rather stronger than "you could make a case". While the report is couched in conservative lawyer-speak, my understanding from speaking to the two attorneys is that it's pretty clear: the underlying data of the map falls within copyright. If you like, I could send you the full report which addresses OSM and the ODbL specifically? -- Ed Avis <e...@waniasset.com> _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
