[talk-au] Few questions about tagging ways in Australia

[Richard Weait]

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
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> IMHO, it's perfectly valid to consult other maps (Bing, Google Maps,
> Melway, whatever) for street names,

I disagree in the strongest possible terms.  It is not perfectly valid
to use those resources for OpenStreetMap and you are advised in every
reference against using such resources.

Don't copy anything into OpenStreetMap from any published map or other
source without explicit permission.

Map the things that you observe in your personal surveys.  Combine
those observations with the information from resources we have
explicit permission to use for OpenStreetMap.  If you have doubts;
don't use a resource.  And ask the License Working Group if you need
help with related issues.