The maps are on public domain, they were made by US governement.<br><br>The map says "(c)copyright 2003 US government" but below it states : "no copyright claimed under title 17 U.S.C." <br><br><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+17USC105">
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+17USC105</a><br><br><pre> TITLE 17--COPYRIGHTS<br> <br> CHAPTER 1--SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT
<br> <br>Sec. 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government <br> works<br> <br> Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work <br>of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not
<br>precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by <br>assignment, bequest, or otherwise.</pre><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/23/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">tim (chippy)</b> <
<a href="mailto:chippy2005@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
chippy2005@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It was mentioned in irc last night: NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping<br>Agency of USA) have a 2003 map of Baghdad, which could be public<br>domain (although there is a "copyright 2003 US Government" notice on
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it)<br><br><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html</a><br><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg
</a><br><br>On 2/22/07, Robert Scott <<a href="mailto:lists@riscott.ukfsn.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">lists@riscott.ukfsn.org</a>> wrote:<br>> On Thursday 22 February 2007 14:31, David Groom wrote:
<br>> > As far as I know I am the only one who has currently contributed any data
<br>> > to the Baghdad area.<br>><br>> I've also done some of Baghdad.<br>><br>> The hardest thing is remembering people drive on the right.<br>><br>> Or wherever they damn well want.<br>><br>
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