[Tagging] Roadside maps

[Chris Hill]

Jonas Minnberg wrote:
> Is it OK to use information you find on map-signs next to streets or 
> suburban areas?
>
> Usually they show the houses and street names in a certain area 
> (residential or commercial most often). 
> None I have found have ever had any sort of copyright text on them.
AFAIK everything that is written down is copyright. You don't have to 
put a copyright notice on it for it to be copyright. The principal of 
OSM is DON'T COPY OTHER MAPS (unless you have written permission and and 
it's compatible .........).

If you use small pieces of information from such a map you MAY be OK, 
but OSM is not an exercise in taking the smartest short cut, how do you 
know their map is accurate? Why not walk / cycle / drive around and 
actually find out for yourself? You will gain so much more info that way 
and be much more likely to gather the real picture.

Cheers, Chris