Philip Potter wrote: > For those that haven't heard through the blogs: > > http://ernestmarples.com/blog/2009/10/ernest-marples-postcodes-has-been-threatened-by-the-royal-mail/ > > This has had knock-on effects on the straight choice and others. > > There seems to be some discussion that Ernest Marples perhaps wasn't > accessing the Royal Mail database in the first place -- if not, there > is presumably no case to answer because they weren't copying the Royal > Mail's database without licence. Does anyone know where they got their > data from?
I think the whole idea was that they didn't tell people where their data came from, so the access couldn't be cut off. As far as I can remember from a talk at OpenTech, it was taken from a variety of unnamed sources. :) As has already been said, it doesn't matter whether they were taking it directly from the RM database or a copy used by someone else (e.g. a licensee). It's a shame to see the service go, but if the RM does have the rights to the information then they're entitled to stop people using it without their permission. Paul -- Paul Waring http://www.pwaring.com _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
