[OSM-newbies] Where is the line between "facts" and "creative works"?

[David Carmean]

The particular dataset I'm interested in right now is produced by 
a county-government consortium in California.  I've got 
some rather imprecise verbal permission to import the shapes to OSM, 
but I doubt the legal authority of that person to do so.



On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 04:38:23PM -0500, Eric Ladner wrote:

> True, one needs to be sure of data in your country.  I assumed he was
> in the United States, though, since he mentioned USGS data.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Iván Sánchez Ortega
> <ivan at sanchezortega.es> wrote:
> > El Jueves, 25 de Septiembre de 2008, Eric Ladner escribió:
> >> my understanding is that government produced GIS data is public and
> >> not subject to copyright (since, actually you're the one that helped
> >> pay for it, it's partially yours, too).
> >
> > It depends on your jurisdiction. In mine, data produced by government agencies
> > is subject to copyright, but data released by any government body as part of
> > any official statement (e.g. minutes from a meeting) is not.
> >
> > You might want to check the I.P. laws that apply in your territory and, if
> > neccesary, find a lawyer to get legal advice.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > --
> > ----------------------------------
> > Iván Sánchez Ortega <ivan at sanchezortega.es>
> >
> > Llevo meses pensando en ello, y... todavia no se me ha ocurrido
> 
> 
> -- 
> Eric Ladner
> 
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