> Facts aren't usually copyrightable and I doubt database rights apply > (I don't know much about them, though), so it's just the presentation > of the data in a chart that could potentially be protected. If you > take the numbers and produce your own chart you'll be absolutely fine. > I'm not sure there is enough creativity or work involved in making the > charts for them to be copyrightable anyway. > > That said, the easiest solution is probably just to ask the creator to > release them under CC-BY-SA here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Henrik > They might not be, but with that San Francisco bus data issue [1] happening at the moment, everyone's checking everything these days to cover their asses.
[1]. The Battle Over Who Owns Bus Arrival Times: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090628/1419595382.shtml _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
