There is a big difference between republishing a printed work and using it for a derivative, such as deducting measurements from a (paper) map to make a computer model of the streets or buildings which are also represented on the map.
First off, in the case of a direct republish, the map's publisher can isntantly recognize that somebody made an actual copy, and therefore, also prove it in court. In case of a building or airport modeled off a map, how is the original map-maker going to recognize that the runway (12000ft long) was actually derived from *his* map? Since we're effectively modeling the real world, just like a map would, a map maker will have a very hard time suing after derivative works, since HIS map is also a derivative off the (uncopyrighted) real world. Let alone prove in court that your airport model is plagiarizing off his maps -- obviously, because it looks like the real airport it's supposed to represent on both the map and in the scenery! The only thing a (paper) map maker would effectively be able to copyright is his specific representation of the world -- that map, and only that. Now a digital map may be a dffferent issue since it's easy to automatically harvest large amounts of geo-data off digital maps, recompile it and reuse it for commercial purposes. Op 12-3-2012 13:22, Martin Spott schreef: > .... which sounds nice in theory, but doesn't reflect current > practice. Try it out, buy a printed, commercial map at your local > bookstore, place a derivative of it onto your web page, ignore the > cease-and-desist letter and wait until they sue you. Then try to tell > court that you've been unaware of the terms of use at the moment when > you bought the map. Happened to a lot of people - doesn't work. > Cheers, Martin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
