[Openstreetmap] Coders needed for similar project & UK FOI act request update.

Richard Fairhurst richard at systemeD.net
Wed Nov 9 19:10:34 GMT 2005


Christopher Schmidt posted a good explanation of the derived-mapping 
issue, including:

> Using mapping data provided by TeleAtlas (the street data on Google
> Maps) to annotate locations is creating a derived work: you are using
> the data provided by an external data source to plot your points. The
> only way in which that isn't the case is the use of Satellite maps to
> map data instead.

Slight clarification: satellite maps _may_ be ok. That's certainly one 
reading of UK law (and the one I agree with). But you might be best 
advised to consult a proper lawyer before basing an entire project on 
this.

Richard





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