<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Craig Feuerherdt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:craigfeuerherdt@gmail.com">craigfeuerherdt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Even though the route numbers were sourced from the VicRoads & Main Roads, I would argue that it is public knowledge in that it is written on signs all across the state. Just to be sure I have sent an email to the author of the Main Roads web site - surely he would have the same issue if the VicRoads data was copyrighted. <br>
Will post outcome once it is known.<br><br></blockquote><div><br>The difference is whether the list was published by VicRoads in that form. Even if the individual items in the list are not copyright, the list as a whole can be. I'm pretty sure about this in Australian law. (But like I said, I don't think it matters much. Even if VicRoads complained, I'd be inclined to turn it into a GoogleDocs or something, shared just amongst us - perfectly valid for personal research.)<br>
<br>Steve<br></div></div>