[Openstreetmap] geodriving results
Amaury Jacquot
sxpert at esitcom.org
Thu Apr 7 06:45:51 BST 2005
Alex Willmer wrote:
> Questions:
> - Following the SCO and *Alexis de Tocqueville *claims regarding Linux,
> can we anticipate claims of copyright infringement?
well maybe, but I doubt they will even try. the burden is on the
attacker to prove the data you have is a copy.
> - If so, what raw data and documentation (gpx files, notes, diaries,
> sketches, audio, photos) should be kept to prove clean room
> reimplementation?
yes, it's a good idea
> - What data, if any, can we avoid gathering on the ground (eg points of
> interest, street names, road designations, urban/rural land designation)?
designations are not copyrightable.
> - What data is available, if any, regarding organisational boundries
> such as counties and boroughs?
that may be tougher.
> - By what standard do we judge a road/track as a public road - ie I took
> the rule of thumb 'follow the curb, if it's marked private or it's just
> for parking, don't go there', is that sufficient?
anything that doesn't say 'private, keep out' should be safe
> - Anyone else doing this in the Birmingham area?
I'm in Grenoble, France
my data is at http://www.navsys.org/mapeditor/tracks
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