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

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 07:10:34PM +0000, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> 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.

Oops, yep. Thanks for the catch: I meant to add that in before I hit
send.

-- 
Christopher Schmidt
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