On Nov 10, 11:36 pm, fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The document below is a guidance note released by the Ordnance > Survey. If this is upheld and google will not alter their TOC this > pretty much stops any use of google maps in the UK unless you have > captured your data uisng a GPS. Note that they are even claiming that > points if captured against OS mapping count as derived data. >
There are those who claim that data developed with public funds belongs in the public domain, for example here http://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/GIS/disclaimer.htm Quote: "This data has been developed using public funds. The data is therefore in the public domain" I have seen similar statements from organizations in Italy, but I can't find the links just now. I am not a lawyer, so I cannot tell if the above is correct. -- Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to Google-Maps-API@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
