I also couldn't agree more.
Surely there is little point in the BBC supporting this initiative
through the Web site if they are going to get shirty about the
potential horrendous issues of copyright?
Nearly all 'data' is copyright in one way or another.. or worse..
potentially subject to issues relating to the Data Protection Act, so
almost any software project proposed or developed here by way of
promoting better, or alternative, access to data is going to fall
foul of copyright issues.
Richard Edwards wrote:
Sorry, I hate to see the fear factor determine what can be done:)
I agree completely.
The divergent approaches to this from Google and the BBC (as
represented so emphatically by Mr. Loosemore) couldn't be more
startling.
Copyright is an interesting can of worms, that so many developers
choose to ignore because on the face of it, it's nothing but a PITA
that can instantly dim the spark of (technical) creativity.
However we do all of course have obligations under the current
copyright legislation, hence not publishing such code on the likes
of SF until the relevant avenues are explored.
Personally, where the BBC's copyright may be unknowingly infringed,
I'd rather a constructive analysis of the tool(s) involved rather
than dialling R for Rumpole.
C.
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