<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 7:50 PM, Frederic <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fjulien99@yahoo.com" target="_blank">fjulien99@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>The City of Frisco has prepared this information for internal use only. </span><span>It is made available under the Public Information Act. Any reliance on </span><span>this information is AT YOUR OWN RISK. Frisco assumes no liability for </span><span>any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information regardless of </span><span>the cause of such or for any decision made, action taken, or action not </span><span>taken in reliance upon any information provided herein.</span></blockquote></div><br>I don't think there is enough information to make a determination if the data can be used in OSM. The Texas Public Information Act PDF [1] allows the distribute copyright material [2] which makes this data questionable. My guess is this information isn't copyrighted but I think an email to the GIS manager should clear it up. I've found most GIS departments very supportive of OSM.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Maybe someone more familiar with Texas can help out.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">If this information is compatible with use in OSM, don't forget to follow the import guidelines.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Clifford</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">[1] <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/og/publicinfo_hb.pdf">https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/og/publicinfo_hb.pdf</a></div><div class="gmail_extra">[2] footnote 96: See Open Records Decision No. 660 at 5 (1999) (Federal Copyright Act “may not be used to deny access to or copies of the information sought by the requestor under the Public Information Act,” but a governmental body may
place reasonable restrictions on use of copyrighted information consistent with rights of copyright owner).<br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>@osm_seattle<br></div><div><a href="http://osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us" target="_blank">osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us</a></div><div>OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch</div></div></div>
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