[Talk-us] When is a copyrighted map Easter egg not an Easter egg?

[Kerry Irons]

Not sure about present practice but the State of Michigan certainly did this exact same thing in the past, and it was explained to me in the same context – the state would know if someone was copying their maps if these fictitious locations showed up on another map.

 

From: Saikrishna Arcot [mailto:saiarcot895 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:45 PM
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This non-existent town was also featured (as a non-existent town) in the book Paper Towns by John Green.

 

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Saikrishna Arcot

On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 01:59:08 PM Mike N wrote:

> 'Agloe' isn't found in Nominatim...

> 

> http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/03/18/290236647/an-imaginary-town-becomes-real-then-not-true-story

> 

> An Imaginary Town Becomes Real, Then Not. True Story

> 

> This is the story of a totally made-up place that suddenly became real — 

> and then, strangely, undid itself and became a fantasy again. Imagine 

> Pinocchio becoming a real boy and then going back to being a puppet. 

> That's what happened here — but this is a true story.

> ...

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