On 6 Nov 2008, at 19:59, P Kishor wrote: > So, it could be argued that -- "polygons from either OSM or > TeleAtlas/NavTeq data; the geocoded photos that were just placed on a > map... from the map; the polygons from that set of points.. " -- at > each stage, the successive creation is deriving only the location. The > location itself is fact and is thus not copyrightable per 17, 102 (b).
No... it's deriving a set of locations, not a single one. Because if we follow your argument then it would be cool for me to derive the intersections (locations) and vectors for all the streets on a map. They're facts too right? Sweat of the brow and database directive kick in. Best Steve _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
