On 7 Oct 2009, at 11:59, Matthew Somerville wrote: > Simon Roe wrote: >> How about sites like planning alerts put a map on the sign up page >> asking for the users postcode. They have to put a pin in the map >> where they are, and enter their postcode. > > If this were e.g. a Google map, then the postcode's location would be > derived from the map, and thus under the same copyright as the map, I > believe. OpenStreetMap would have problems in areas where there isn't > accurate/any coverage.
No, data isn't protected by copyright. Only the presentation is protected. So, for example, it's legal to publish football fixtures, but not by photocopying a newspaper. -- Ian Eiloart _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
