[OSM-talk-be] Mapping GRs?

[Philippe Piquer]

As I undertand their trademark, they only can decide the paths that are GR's
but once they call a path a GR, everybody calls it a GR and so OSM calls it
a GR ... and it goes on the map ...

2009/9/7 Lennard <ldp at xs4all.nl>

> Peter Bienstman wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > A project that is of interest to me is mapping out the GR footpaths, as
> > described in:
> >
> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Walking_Routes
>
> Great! But did you find any missing ones? We have so many entered in
> Belgium already. :)
>
> > However, I was wondering if we are legally allowed to do so. Our French
>
> Yes, sure, go ahead.
>
> > friends don't seem to think so:
> >
> > http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=3665
> >
> > Or is the situation in Belgium different?
>
> The situation in France isn't different, it's just that they're
> collectively scared of adding *publicly* marked routes into OSM.
>
> What would happen if I were to spend a holiday in France, and mapped a
> bit of GR and put it in OSM? Would they delete it? If they did, I'd just
> put it back. And back... and back.
>
> It's facts, people, nothing else. The only issue that could come into
> play is a trademarked or otherwise protected name. Fair usage also comes
> into play, then.
>
> --
> Lennard
>
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