[Talk-ca] Issues in Winnipeg

[Gerald A]

Hi,

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Sam Dyck <samueldyck at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I got an reply from the mapper I referred to earlier.
>
> "I have used maps for augmenting my own memory, but i'm sure some places i
> have relied on a copyrighted map for the name of a street.  I have become
> aware that this is not allowed, and can additionally lead to errors. I have
> decided not to read from maps any further.
>
> I'm not exactly sure which streets are sheer map-reading, and which are
> not..."
>
> I think we just might have to leave it, though I am worried about copyright
> traps.


My suggestion:
Have the mapper, or one of us, flag all of his edits up until know with a
tag, for example, "unverified=yes". Something that triggers maplint to
complain would be best. Then, ask him to only untag streets he knows from
memory, or that he's visited (and has a GPS track to back up). That way, we
can slowly grandfather the unknown data out.

I'm not sure if this would pass muster on the legal side, for IANAL... but
it's a comprehensive approach to the possibly tainted data.

Thanks,
Gerald.
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