On Tue, 10 Sep 2019 at 13:49, Stephen Colebourne <scolebou...@joda.org> wrote: > I'd like to see some guidance on whether data can be taken directly > from a business's website and entered directly into OSM. eg. on the > "contact us" page there is often address, postcode, phone number, > opening hours. This page > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:postal_code says "You can even > look them up on the official website of the place" which suggests you > can, but normal copyright of websites would suggest you can't.
My take is that if it's an independent store with a single site, or a small group -- say up to about half a dozen premises -- then you can use the address(es) listed on their official website, as they're un-copyrightable facts. For chains with more stores, the addresses of each branch will form part of a database, and then database rights put them off-limits for OSM, unless you get specific permission from the business. Robert. -- Robert Whittaker _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
