Hi Hamish,
Yes, copyright has to be taken into account for any data sources you use
in your QGIS project.
Esp. base maps. Note, f.e. that you cannot use Google Maps as a
background layer for your new map. The terms of Google Maps disallow to
create any new maps based on their data, if it isn't using the Google
Maps API and keys.
You can use OpenStreetMap as a base map, but they also have a copyright:
you have to mention that you use their data, if you want to use it.
And you are not allowed to derive any data from Google Maps base data.
Text and images, as you say, also have copyright.
Greetings,
Andreas
Am 31.03.20 um 10:18 schrieb Hamish Macdonald:
Thanks for the speedy reply, Andreas. Much appreciated. By data do you
mean stuff like statistics, insert photos, written information about a
location from another source, etc?
Best wishes
Hamish
On Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 10:08, Andreas Neumann <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi Hamish,
Your assumptions are right. As the map author, when you are
creating new maps in QGIS, you are the copyright owner of your map.
However, as Paolo pointed out, if you load data from various
sources, you'd have to first check the copyright conditions of the
data you use to create your maps.
Greetings,
Andreas
Am 31.03.20 um 09:34 schrieb Hamish Macdonald:
Good morning,
I am an historian looking to bring to life a work for publication
illustrated by annotated physical and cultural maps inspired by
examples seen from QGIS training videos. As a stumbling beginner
I have already invested many hours trying to master the basics.
However, before I invest many more hours and finessing maps I
need to know urgently if I will have to pay copyright permission
to use my maps in a publication. Am I being naive in thinking
maps created become my own property and copyright just applies if
I attempted to develop software using elements found through
QGIS? The latter is my impression scrolling through terms and
conditions. I.e maps produced are free and become my copyright in
a publication?
Thank you in anticipation of your time.
Best wishes
Hamish Macdonald
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