[email protected] wrote: > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Nikola Smolenski <[email protected]> wrote: >> Andre Engels wrote: >>> The thought process (note: I do not agree with it) goes like this: >>> * A map or a sattelite photograph is copyrighted material >>> * Taking a location from a map or a photograph is getting a derivative >>> work from it >>> * You are not allowed to make a derivative work from a copyrighted source >> In US copyright law, "A “derivative work” is a work based upon one or >> more pre-existing works". Since a pair of coordinates is not a work, it >> can not be a derivative work, even if it is based upon one or more >> pre-existing works. > > As I said, the selection of these coordinates is a work, and if you > dont have any image available you cannot do so.
Of course I can. I could go there and measure the coordinates, for example. > What is the contract between you and google to use this data? Are you I need no contract with anyone to use the data I create. > sure that you are allowed to just take the points and relicense them > under the CC-SA? Not only am I not allowed, it is impossible for anyone to allow or forbid it. > Even one point may not be a problem, but if you select all the > interesting points then you run into issues of collections and > databases. I don't think we will run out of interesting point to select any time soon... _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
