[Openstreetmap] Borough boundary

[SteveC]

* @ 03/10/05 12:14:42 PM mike.ryan at redmar.com wrote:
> Steve
> 
> Thanks for that. The more I got involved in this the more I realise how 
> naive I
> was to think this would be of use. The state of play with Crown Copyright in
> this country is a complete disgrace.
> 
> In a similar vein - I was thinking of contributing to the 
> freethepostcode.org
> site. However, even if we had a complete db that was derived from people
> plotting their own postcode points, aren't the postcodes still ultimately 
> the
> intellectual property of the Post Office, therevy rendering the whole thing
> pointless? Not trying to be negative here, but just highlighting something I
> was thinking about

Sure..

I've spoken to two lawyers about the legality of that, and the Royal
Mail feeling they own any postcode database. Neither of them thought
it'd be likely they would win.

Also the negative publicity would not be great for them.

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/