<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Chris Hill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:osm@raggedred.net">osm@raggedred.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">Jonas Minnberg wrote:<br>
> Is it OK to use information you find on map-signs next to streets or<br>
> suburban areas?<br>
><br>
> Usually they show the houses and street names in a certain area<br>
> (residential or commercial most often).<br>
> None I have found have ever had any sort of copyright text on them.<br>
</div></div>...<br>
If you use small pieces of information from such a map you MAY be OK,<br>
but OSM is not an exercise in taking the smartest short cut, how do you<br>
know their map is accurate? Why not walk / cycle / drive around and<br>
actually find out for yourself? You will gain so much more info that way<br>
and be much more likely to gather the real picture.<br>
<br>
Cheers, Chris</blockquote><div><br></div><div>The time these come in handy is when they show the streets in a residential area that don't otherwise have clear streetnames - usually when there are lots of small ways in between the buildings. Then it's practically the only way to know which road is named what.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Other times when it may be practical is for hospital or other public areas where you can see what is in which building.</div><div><br></div><div>Also if EVERYTHING written down was copyrighted then getting info from street signs would also be breaking copyright.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-- Sasq</div></div>