Robert Whittaker (OSM) wrote: > In the context of OSM, the fact that the contents will be under > DbCL will enable users to make use "insubstantial extracts" > without having to provide any attribution or share-alike or anything > else.
Again, as I said, "insubstantial" is statute law - both the EU Database Directive [1] and CDPA 1988 [2]. It applies as much to OS OpenData outside OSM+ODbL, as it does to OpenData within OSM+ODbL. I can copy and paste three lines from OS Locator here, without attribution, perfectly legally: :A1:398840:655008:398615:399058:654714:655322:null::Edward:Northumberland:Northumberland:NT95NE:NT95:Roads :A1:399382:650067:399091:399661:649884:650231:null::Shielfield:Northumberland:Northumberland:NT95SE:NT95:Roads :A1:398453:654118:397330:399045:651761:657053:null:BERWICK-UPON-TWEED:Elizabeth:Northumberland:Northumberland:NT95SE:NT95:Roads :) So it's not an issue. This freedom is already available to users of OS OpenData. There are therefore no circumstances in which OSM will be permitting use of OS OpenData without ODbL applying, over and above the freedoms which are available to users of OS OpenData regardless of OSM's involvement. There is no need to consider the effect of DbCL in isolation. cheers Richard [1] "a person infringes database right in a database if, without the consent of the owner of the right, he extracts or re-utilises all or a substantial part of the contents of the database" [2] "References in this Part to the doing of an act restricted by the copyright in a work are to the doing of it (a) in relation to the work as a whole or any substantial part of it" -- View this message in context: http://gis.638310.n2.nabble.com/OS-OpenData-and-ODbL-OK-tp6545997p6549760.html Sent from the Great Britain mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
