[OSM-talk-be] Mapping GRs?

[Peter Bienstman]

On Tuesday 08 September 2009 08:37:31 am Luc Van den Troost wrote:
> It would probably not be allowed to use their printed publications to
> map the GR paths, as there is copyright on those, but as the paths are
> marked 'in the field' with the white/red marks one should be allowed to
> mark the tracks, as visible in real world, also on the map.

Perhaps there is a subtle legal difference here between marking the *location* 
of the white/red marks as nodes (which is clearly a physical feature), as 
opposed to marking the entire *route* as a relation (which is not really a 
physical feature, but more like an intellectual creation).

I'm still not convinced we're safe. See e.g. the letter FFRandonnée sent to 
the author of this site:

http://www.balades-pyrenees.com/numero_55.htm

It seems that just by reproducing the signs on 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Walking_Routes we are 
already in trouble...

Perhaps once the legal charter is in place, somebody should contact de 
vereniging Grote Routepaden?

Peter