Mike Thompson <[email protected]> writes: > I found this in the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)[0] which is the reason > I stated that state agencies could choose to copyright records (a further > question would be if these data are considered "lists or other > compilations", but perhaps best to focus on one question at a time): > 24-72-203 > (4) Nothing in this article shall preclude the state or any of its agencies, > institutions, or political subdivisions from obtaining and enforcing trademark > or copyright protection for any public record, and the state and its agencies, > institutions, and political subdivisions are here by specifically authorized > to obtain and enforce such protection in accordance with the applicable > federal > law; except that this authorization shall not restrict public access to or > fair > use of copyrighted materials and shall not apply to writings which are merely > lists or other compilations.
Another thing to consider is when government data is derived from a non-government copyrighted source. One simply has to talk to the data provider and get a clear statement that permission is granted to use the data. I realize that can be difficult. _______________________________________________ Imports mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports
