This all sounds very similar to another data collection project facing similar questions: OpenStreetMap.
Essentially: - Is factual data such as WiFi nodes, street names, etc. that is collected/collated, copyrightable? - What is an adequate license that makes both contributors happy as well as potentially beneficial to developers wanting to build systems, both commercial and non-commercial It would be nice to be able to have the help of groups like the FSF, CC, or other to provide the legal knowledge and capability to answer these questions both in the US and other countries. Andrew On 9/12/07, Brady Forrest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is very cool. > Unfortunately the location data is only for the Seattle Metro region, but it > does have the Pocket PC code for their stumbler. > > I sent one of the women on the project a ping to find out if they have more > data. > > brady > > > On Sep 12, 2007, at 3:36 PM, Mike Liebhold wrote: > > Intel's Placelab has morphed into POLS - a Privacy Observant Location > System > > http://pols.sourceforge.net/ > > Free POLS code has quite a novel and admirable licensing scheme: > > "... 4. Any collection, use, disclosure, and/or storage of personally > identifiable > location information about end-users will be undertaken in accordance with > the > Location Aware Privacy Principles. > > ... > > Addendum 2: Location Aware Privacy Principles > > 1. End users will be informed, in a manner reasonably designed to provide > actual notice and prior to any collection, use, retention, or disclosure of > personally identifiable location information, of the following: > > a. What personal information will be collected; > b. How that personal information will be used; > c. To whom that personal information will be disclosed, how the > recipient > will be able to use the personal information, whether the recipient in > turn will be able to transfer the information and whether the recipient > is obligated to comply with these Principles. > d. How long (or how often) the personal information will be disclosed > (e.g. at the time of initial connection only, or periodically during > the use of the software) > > 2. To the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances, end users > will > be given conspicuous notice of the opportunity to prohibit the proposed > collection, use, retention, and/or disclosure of their personally > identifiable > location information in whole or in part, and a reasonably simple mechanism > for > taking advantage of such opportunity. Where practicable, a Work will > provide > an easy method by which an end user can prohibit such collection, use, > retention, and/or disclosure, on a case by case basis, at their discretion. > > 3. Personally identifiable location information will be deleted regularly > when > it is no longer needed by the end-user or for the correct functioning of the > Work. > > 4. Licensees will implement administrative, technical, and/or other > safeguards > appropriate in light of the sensitivity of the data to protect personally > identifiable from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or damage. > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > Brady Forrest > O'Reilly Radar Team > p: 206-428-7666 > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > w: http://radar.oreilly.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > -- Andrew Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] 42.2774N x 83.7611W http://highearthorbit.com Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Introduction to Neogeography - http://oreilly.com/catalog/neogeography _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
