[OSM-newbies] Is Lincoln Highway data OK to use?

[Steve Bennett]

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Richard Welty <rwelty at averillpark.net> wrote:
> it should not. i would double check the google TOS for the maps api just in
> case, but i'd be
> really surprised if google tried to claim mashup data, and if they did, i'd
> be really surprised
> if such a claim held up in court.
>
> the original data belongs to the Lincoln Highway folks, and is theirs to
> control.

But how did they create it? If they created the route by tracing over
Google Maps (quite plausible - other organisations do this), then
maybe it's some kind of derivative work.

Steve