[Talk-GB] UK Licences

[Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)]

On Tue, 10 Sep 2019 at 13:49, Stephen Colebourne <scolebourne at joda.org> wrote:
> I'd like to see some guidance on whether data can be taken directly
> from a business's website and entered directly into OSM. eg. on the
> "contact us" page there is often address, postcode, phone number,
> opening hours. This page
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:postal_code says "You can even
> look them up on the official website of the place" which suggests you
> can, but normal copyright of websites would suggest you can't.

My take is that if it's an independent store with a single site, or a
small group -- say up to about half a dozen premises -- then you can
use the address(es) listed on their official website, as they're
un-copyrightable facts. For chains with more stores, the addresses of
each branch will form part of a database, and then database rights put
them off-limits for OSM, unless you get specific permission from the
business.

Robert.

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Robert Whittaker