[OSM-legal-talk] Houses of cards
rob at robmyers.org
rob at robmyers.org
Thu Feb 21 13:29:59 GMT 2008
Quoting SteveC <steve at asklater.com>:
>> That it remains illegal to copy the mp3s and movies once people have
>> done that, but it doesn't remain illegal to do so once people have
>> done it with geodata.
>
> Sorry can you point to a lawyer who says that?
When you copy an mp3 from a p2p network without permission you are
breaking copyright.
Which rights are someone who downloads the "fenced" geodata breaking?
There is no copyright, no database right*, it's not a trade secret and
they haven't agreed to a contract.
Given this, what are they doing that is illegal rather than immoral?
- Rob.
* - Unless Rufus is right in which case this is another matter.
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