<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Well, there's a loophole in that provision.<br><br></div>If what you get from the government is *pure data* (numerical coordinates, etc.), then you can't use it in OSM without permission. This is the idea behind the DepEd and DOH data we are getting/trying to get.<br>
<br></div>On the other hand, if what you get is an image (e.g., map), then you are free to take facts that you can see when you look at the image/map. The Philippine IP Law follows the US IP Code in that facts aren't copyrightable. You can't use or distribute the map itself for commercial purposes without permission, or copy the creative aspects of the map (which are copyrightable) such as colors, styling, cartography, etc. without permission, for commercial purposes. But you can get facts that you have interpreted from the image and use that in any manner you choose because facts aren't copyrightable and the government did not give you that fact outright.<br>
<br></div>Of course, we can just ask DPWH for permission. There's an email address on the website: <a href="mailto:taduran.erlyn@dpwh.gov.ph">taduran.erlyn@dpwh.gov.ph</a><br><br></div>Eugene<br><br><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:40 AM, maning sambale <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com" target="_blank">emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>On Jun 12, 2013 10:01 AM, "tutubi" <<a href="mailto:tutubi@backpackingphilippines.com" target="_blank">tutubi@backpackingphilippines.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> on copyright, did you know the work of the government, by law, is not covered by copyright unless you use it for profit?</p>
</div><p>Which precisely why we can't directly copy from government data unless there is explicit permission. OSM encourages commercial use.<br>
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