[talk-au] Copyright questions

[John Smith]

2010/1/4 John Henderson <snowgum at gmx.com>:
> I'm unclear about some issues concerning copyright.  I'd like to put up
> a couple of scenarios and get opinions.
>
> Let's say that many roads in a town are mapped but unnamed in OSM.  And
> street signs are missing.
>
> I go to the local tourist information place and start asking for names.
>  They give me a photocopy of a street directory which shows all the

Why don't you just go to the council, they should have their own list
which they own copyright on and should be able to give you permission
to use. Or just ring them up and ask them to email/fax you the list.

Or you could go a step further and ask them for shape files of their streets :)