On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 06:01:48PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote: > Package created, git repo pushed to alioth. > > I'm a bit unsure license-wise. README talks about > | OSTN02 transformation data is freely available but remains Crown Copyright > (C) 2002 > my impression is that there are some of those data included; the > license I found on the http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk site also > doesn't make me completely happy at first glance: > > Files: * > Comment: various files in the source tarball seem to include OSTN02/OSGM02 > data > Copyright: 2002, Crown Copyright > License: other > Copyright and any database right or other intellectual property right in the > OSTN02 data available from this site, however it is made available, belongs > to > Ordnance Survey (and is therefore Crown copyright). Copyright and any > database > right or other intellectual property right in OSGM02 data available from this > site, however it is made available, belongs jointly to Ordnance Survey, > Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (and is protected by Crown copyright) and > Ordnance Survey Ireland. > . > Ordnance Survey and (where relevant) Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland and > Ordnance Survey Ireland permit users to copy or incorporate copyrighted > material from both OSTN02, the OSi/OSNI polynomial transformation, or OSGM02 > either onto their own PCs or into their software. However, this is dependant > on the appropriate copyright notice being displayed in the software. The > appropriate notices are '© Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2002' or '© Crown > copyright 2002. All rights reserved.' as applicable. The appropriate mapping > agency logo must also appear next to the copyright notice. Details of mapping > agency logos are found in the style guides available on the web site. > > * "copy or incorporate" -> modify? distribute? > * logos? > > > In short: reviews/comments (esp. from someone more familiar with > British Crown Copyright) welcome!
I *think* that Crown Copyright itself does not change anything significantly in this context. I agree that the licence you've quoted is potentially problematic, so CCing debian-legal for more considered opinion. -- Dominic Hargreaves | http://www.larted.org.uk/~dom/ PGP key 5178E2A5 from the.earth.li (keyserver,web,email) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
