[Talk-GB] Acceptability of data sources for road names

[Borbus]

On 30/09/12 10:59, Donald Noble wrote:
> And one other that doesn't fit on this continuum is asking a local
> resident what the name of the new road is.

This seems completely obviously ok to me, why would you think otherwise?

I too have wondered about signs with maps on them.  The thing is, you
can't copyright facts, but databases are a special exception.  Is a sign
with a few road names on it a database?  I would say no.  But IANAL.

-- 
Borbus.