<div dir="ltr">G'day all<div><br></div><div>Been mapping on & off for a few years now but have recently got into it more actively due to having more time available.</div><div><br></div><div>Mainly working around the Gold Coast / SEQ but occasionally further afield as well.</div><div><br></div><div>Have only just found the talk list & forum, & have read quite a few threads re copyright & use of Govt data, so a question to all you knowledgable folk! :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Gold Coast City Council have (fairly) recently set up an online city plan: <a href="http://cityplanmaps.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/CityPlan/">http://cityplanmaps.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/CityPlan/</a>, which shows planning zones etc as well as street names.</div><div><br></div><div>As part of the terms & conditions it includes this for copyright:</div><div><br></div><div>"<span style="color:rgb(67,66,68);font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:0.875em;line-height:19.2px">2.0 Copyright</span><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:0.813em;font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(58,75,91);line-height:19.2px">Council owns or is licensed to exercise copyright and all other intellectual property rights to material on this website.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:0.813em;font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(58,75,91);line-height:19.2px">You may reproduce the contents of this website in your web browser (and in any cache file produced by your web browser) for the sole purpose of viewing the content.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:0.813em;font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(58,75,91);line-height:19.2px">You accept that your use of interactive mapping is limited to your own personal use or for use in the ordinary course of your business. You must not on-sell or distribute interactive mapping information for reward or otherwise to any other third party, nor produce any hardcopy products incorporating the information for commercial use."</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">Full T&C if anyone wants to check anything: </span><a href="http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/planning-and-building/city-plan-interactive-mapping-terms-conditions-21859.html">http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/planning-and-building/city-plan-interactive-mapping-terms-conditions-21859.html</a></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">I'm guessing that we can't make use of that plan info because of "<span style="color:rgb(58,75,91);font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10.569px;line-height:19.2px">You must not on-sell or distribute interactive mapping information for reward or otherwise to any other third party"</span>?</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">They also have a Park Finder page which let's you search for park names, facilities, sports & so on: <a href="http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/park-finder-24304.html">http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/park-finder-24304.html</a></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">It's disclaimer & copyright page: <a href="http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/disclaimer-and-copyright.html">http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/disclaimer-and-copyright.html</a>, says:</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">"<span style="color:rgb(58,75,91);font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:0.813em;line-height:19.2px">Works and subject matter other than works, including pages, documents, online graphics, audio and video are protected by the</span><span style="color:rgb(58,75,91);font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:0.813em;line-height:19.2px"> </span><em style="color:rgb(58,75,91);font-family:inherit;line-height:19.2px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:13.008px;vertical-align:baseline">Copyright Act 1968</em><span style="color:rgb(58,75,91);font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:0.813em;line-height:19.2px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(58,75,91);font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:0.813em;line-height:19.2px">as amended. All rights, including moral rights, are reserved.</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:0.813em;font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(58,75,91);line-height:19.2px">When you access the site, you agree to:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 15px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(58,75,91);line-height:19.2px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:0.813em;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">use the material on the site only for personal or educational information purposes and not for any other purpose</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:0.813em;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">include the copyright notice in any copy you make</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:0.813em;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">not modify information found in Council materials, attribute it as Council material, and then present it as Council material without prior written permission."</li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">So, how about that one, can we use it?<br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Has anybody ever dealt with GCCC re access to their data? Any luck?</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">May be a letter to the CEO asking for permission!</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Thanks<br></p><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Graeme<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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