[Talk-GB] Other Route with Public Access (ORPA)

[Richard Mann]

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
> Right, we're agreed that that were copied from printed OS maps, which is
> banned in OSM.

No. The term is copied from OS. What it applies to is not necessarily
copied from OS. I don't think copying "Other Road with Public Access"
goes much beyond calling a spade a spade.

>
> Can't speak for all authorities, but mine issue such data on top of OS maps.
> There's been a lot of talk, & I believe the consensus was that the OS map
> 'contaminated' the data & was not usable.
>

OS have said they don't claim copyright in such instances IIRC. Does
someone have a link?