Alan Mintz wrote: "This being the newbie list..."
"I'm just talking about things that _might_ be considered violations." I believe the latter should not be done on the former. Newbies (in any walk of life) need clear concise information, not ill informed guesses. Regards David F. > At 2010-05-01 07:37, Dave F. wrote: > >> Alan Mintz wrote: >> >>> At 2010-04-27 11:39, Xan wrote: >>> >>> >>>> PS: You could see: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.585468,2.64021&spn=0.000478,0.001206&t=h&z=20 >>>> >>>> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.582005,2.65273&spn=0,0.001206&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=39.581964,2.652684&panoid=-h-cw5dWIBJdEDscZbiB7A&cbp=12,341.9,,0,1.71 >>>> >>>> >>> Sorry for the meta-post, but if I understand it correctly, even looking >>> at Google imagery, and then mapping in OSM based on it, could be >>> considered making a derivative work, which is not legal. >>> >> Where did he say that? >> > > I didn't say he necessarily did. This being the newbie list, I thought I > would throw out a reminder in case people were thinking that it was OK to > search for compass roses in GE/GM and then drop them into OSM based on > that, which may (or not) be considered derivative. > > > >>> Resist the urge to look at Google maps. >>> >> What? Why? Please, don't talk rubbish. >> > > Nice :( One man's rubbish is another's ... > > Resist the urge to look at Google maps ... so as to avoid accidentally > deriving from it. This is a common technique in the construction of > software development teams - it is dangerous to hire engineers from a > competing product because they've been exposed to copyrighted material and > may use it for your project unknowingly. Such things are the subject of > much recent case law, and we're not lawyers. The easiest way to ensure you > don't copy is not to see it in the first place. > > > >> I use GE & OS (in the UK) to plan routes. >> I then go there & collect the data on which to base my uploads. >> >> In what way is that derivative? >> > > It shouldn't be, assuming you never copy any info directly from your GE/OS > maps into OSM. If a picture you take is blurry and you glance at the street > name on your printed map to confirm it, or look at StreetView to confirm > placement of something, you may be deriving. > > Again - I'm just talking about things that _might_ be considered > violations. I'm sure we'd all welcome a definitive list of examples of what > can and cannot be done. Do we have any lawyers out there who would offer > their opinion? > > -- > Alan Mintz <[email protected]> > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > > > _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
