On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:54 PM, SteveC <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Stefan de Konink wrote:<br>
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>>> doesn't apply to Geodata.<br>
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>> Because...?<br>
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> Factual data. What you are attempting to enforce is the viral effect,<br>
> which directly is what you also try to overcome...<br>
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</div>So I can't license data because it's factual?<br></blockquote><div><br>There's no reason to license data if it's factual. The purpose of a license is to give permission to do something. You don't need a license if you already have permission to do it.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:54 PM, SteveC <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.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;">
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On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Anthony wrote:<br>
> Same reason that CC-BY-SA doesn't apply to geodata. It mostly isn't protected by copyright law.<br>
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</div>What do you think TeleAtlas and NavTeq think about that? Have they been wasting their time all these years?<br></blockquote><div><br>I think TeleAtlas and NavTeq don't like it, but they've learned how to deal with it. No, they haven't been wasting their time all these years. But their days are probably numbered.<br>
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