[Talk-GB] National Map Library of Scotland API

[Bob Kerr]

Hi, I have been in touch with them and they are keen that we should be allowed to use their data so that we can create derived information that we can use for Openstreetmap. They have told me that they are willing to use the Open Database Licence with OSM they may just need some clarification of some minor details 
I think the only problem is that that they have a great deal of much older maps which they hope to eventually put online. These images are the ones that under law they need to protect.
 However derived data from them they would be ok with.
Is there anyone on the list that has experience with licensing that could get in touch with them. I am happy to be an intermediary and I have met them more
 than once and they know me. I would just like a little backup because this could be very beneficial to us in openstreetmap and to the Library. It would be beneficial to the library because they get more interest and recognition
 for their work
If there are any people that are good at licencing please either contact me or to them directly
There contact information is on
http://geo.nls.uk/maps/api/
If you do contact them could you please CC me just to keep me in the loop
Cheers
Bob
--- On Wed, 5/5/10, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:

From: Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org>
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] National Map Library of Scotland API
To: "Bob Kerr" <openstreetmapcraigmillar at yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: Talk-GB at openstreetmap.org
Date: Wednesday, 5 May, 2010, 20:08

Hi,

Bob Kerr wrote:
> The data released has some overlap with the data that we already have but it does go into more detail than ours. The license is also compatible with ours.

Perhaps they could be approached cautiously and asked whether they would consider allowing derived information to be published under ODbL as it is still not
 entirely impossible that we'll want to use that license some time in the future.

Bye
Frederik

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