On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Steve Bennett <stevag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> But now with the advent of high quality aerial photography that we can > trace from (I'm thinking of nearmap, in australia), you don't have to visit > the street to get the shape. > > But...where do you get the street name from? *I* get it from my county property appraiser :). YMMV. I think there's a general policy that you can't copy it off other maps...but > why, exactly? How can a piece of information like the name of the street be > copyright? Whose copyright law are we dealing with, anyway? > > Also, what if you look up 3 other maps, and they all show the same name, is > it ok to copy then? > As was pointed out, the 3 other maps may not be independent. OTOH, if you can get enough *independent* sources that you're certain you have the right information, I say go for it, especially if you can find non-map-provider sources. However, there are others on here who adamantly disagree with that, so don't publicize it.
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