[Imports] Permission Statement

[Mike Thompson]

I found this in the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)[0] which is the reason
I stated that state agencies could choose to copyright records (a further
question would be if these data are considered "lists or other
compilations", but perhaps best to focus on one question at a time):
24-72-203
(4) Nothing in this article shall preclude the state or any of its agencies,
institutions, or political subdivisions from obtaining and enforcing trademark
or copyright protection for any public record, and the state and its agencies,
institutions, and political subdivisions are here by specifically authorized
to obtain and enforce such protection in accordance with the applicable federal
law; except that this authorization shall not restrict public access to or fair
use of copyrighted materials and shall not apply to writings which are merely
lists or other compilations.

I am not trying to make life difficult for myself or other OSM contributors
interested in importing data from the state of Colorado, but it would be
good to get an opinion from someone in the community on this matter who has
more knowledge of the law than I do before I proceed with further planning.

Mike
[0] https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/info_center/files/CORA_Act.pdf


On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 12:41 PM Mateusz Konieczny via Imports <
imports at openstreetmap.org> wrote:

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> Mar 12, 2020, 19:19 by bmay at mapwise.com:
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> But the state statutes are where you find the details and final answers.
> If copyright is not mentioned at all in the statutes, then its public
> domain, right?
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> Copyright is automatic since 1978 and registration is not necessary.
>
> Work by employees of USA federal government is special and public domain
> by default.
>
> Is something special about work of other levels of government that would
> make it public domain
> without any additional law? AFAIK no.
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