I agree that is what my layman’s understanding of the intention of the terms is. However, I’m not a lawyer and our lawyers think it isn’t black and white and we are struggling to contact Australia Post to obtain clarification…
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mike smith Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2012 2:19 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Australian Postcode data source On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 4:02 PM, <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: We need an updatable source of Australian postcodes for a commercial application. Australia Post have this: http://auspost.com.au/products-and-services/download-postcode-data.html, but it explicitly prohibits commercial use. Doesn't that just mean that it's free for non-commercial, but if you want to sell it as part of your product, they want a cut? Can't say I blame them. -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills This email is intended for the named recipient only. The information it contains may be confidential or commercially sensitive. If you are not the intended recipient you must not reproduce or distribute any part of this email, disclose its contents to any other party, or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the message from your computer.
