Jim Wrote http://minterstmt.blogspot.com/2010/12/no-copyright-in-white-and-yellow-pages.html
Since taking a photo of something entails little or no "independent intellectual effort", does this means that if someone publishs a photograph then anyone can freely derive any information from that photoghraph without even any attribution, if they so desire? (In Australia juristriction of course). Also I believe that the following actions also entail little or no "independent intellectual effort". 1) walking/riding/driving around with a gps turned on and collecting GPS traces. 2) Tracing roads from either GPS traces or any imagery. 3) Copying down street names from a street sign and then adding then to a traced road. 4) Noting and publishing the location of POIs. 5) etc... Therefore, does this also mean that any contributions to the OSM project attract no copyright and can be freely used to derive information from, without any attribution, if so desired? I really hope the answers to these two questions are yes, since it appeals to what I consider "freedom of information".
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