[OSM-newbies] Fwd: Re: Re: Footpaths again

[James Ewen]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 7:47 AM, Mike Harris <mikh43 at googlemail.com> wrote:

>Your local Highway Authority will have maps showing the public rights of
> way in your area - and these are often  posted on the web. The mapping
> of these maps is likely to be copyright (OS) but the data on the status of
> the paths is usually public domain (check with your HA).

So you would not be able to reference the information contained on the
maps from the Highway Authority, if they are under a copyright.

The location of the path is not copyright, but you can't copy the
locations off the map.

The name of the path isn't copyright, but you can't copy the name off the map.

You would have to reference a document that is not protected by copyright.

James
VE6SRV