[OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

Simon Poole simon at poole.ch
Thu Jul 7 01:09:57 BST 2011



Am 07.07.2011 01:56, schrieb Anthony:
...
> There certainly is creativity involved in making a brick wall. 
> Choosing a herringbone bond vs. a stretcher bond, for instance. And in 
> some cases it can be copyrightable - not if it's just a herringbone or 
> a stretcher bond, but if the pattern is unique enough, it's certainly 
> copyrightable. Depends on the specifics. Just like mapping. 
Just like in map-making, not in surveying.

If you design a nice brick pattern clearly the pattern has potential to 
be  protectable, however a builder imperfectly following your pattern is 
not being creative.

Simon




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