[OSM-talk] walking - get them to carry a gps!

[Tom Carden]

On 05/07/06, David Groom <reviews at pacific-rim.net> wrote:
>
> I'm not a lawyer, but in my view it would seem acceptable to use a map for
> planning purposes and I can't see that it infringes copyright as long as
> nothing is copied from it.  But I know others have a more cautious approach
>

Taking the IoW workshop as an example, I think the thing that was
being objected to was the use of OS maps at an OpenStreetMap event
where mapping was taking place in the same room :)

I don't think there's any question of the OS having ownership over
your tracks (traced or otherwise) and annotations, even if you
gathered them using an OS for navigation.  That would be absurd.

The issue about names of hills and things is trickier, but the only
thing that must NEVER happen is for someone to copy things directly
from a copyrighted map to OSM without first verifying those facts for
themselves.  Preferably people will also sumbit evidence in the form
of GPS tracks and (later) photo links or written/spoken notes.

One can be too paranoid about these things,

Tom.