[OpenStreetMap Serbia] Copyright law in Serbia - "official data" = public domain?

[Marko Djordjevic]

this is true and is well known.

what is not known is what is state data.

what is also known is that state maps are (intentionaly) not very accurate,
so you have to buy that info from someones cousin.

we are in constant arguing with removing copyright signs from gouverment
sites and documents. it is hard and goes slowly. even more problems are with
maps, people (and officials) do not percive them as public goods.
On Jul 5, 2011 10:54 PM, "Thomas" <toba0211 at yahoo.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am suprised to reads this below and I am wondering if geodata could be
qualify as "official material".
>
> Article 6
> (1) The protection of copyright
> shall not apply to general ideas, procedures and methods of
> operations or mathematical concepts
> as such, as well as concepts, principles and
> instructions included in a work
> of authorship.
> (2) The following shall not
> be deemed works of authorship:
> 1) Laws, decrees and other regulations;
> 2) Official materials of
> state bodies and bodies performing public functions;
> 3) Official translations of
> regulations and official materials of state bodies and
> bodies performing public functions;
> 4) Submissions and other documents
> presented in the administrative or court
> proceedings.
>
> I got it from here
> http://www.zis.gov.rs/en/pdf_ap/copyright_law.pdf
>
> which is a website of the Republic of Serbia - Intellectual Property
Office
>
>
> http://www.zis.gov.rs/en/home/zakoni_i_propisi.html
>
> Kind regards
> Thomas
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