On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > And I fail to see how carrying out a pilgrimage to the street in question > changes anything. > >> > It certainly builds confidence that the names you're entering are correct. >
A couple of people have tried to sneak this argument in. Physically visiting streets may have some side benefits in terms of accuracy, additional mapping etc. But that's a separate issue. The only question at issue here is copyright infringement. > > >> Are people seriously arguing that, having looked up the name of a street >> somewhere, I can't enter it in OSM, but if I drive all the way to the street >> and back, and *then* enter it, this is ok? >> > > Yes. > > >> Does anyone really believe copyright law works this way? >> > > No. They're just afraid it might. > Lol. Steve
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