[OSM-talk] Maps and names

[Nick Whitelegg]

> The unique benefit of OSM in this respect is that our tracklogs provide
> supporting evidence that the data was not derived from a copyright source.
> I'm increasingly of the opinion that we should be doing more to enforce the
> requirement that all data in OSM references it's source (tracklog,
> photographs, landsat etc).

Presumably the source could be 'memory'.  For example there is a village 
called Sway about 15 miles from where I live. I "know" that two of the roads 
are called Manchester Road and Brighton Road, simply because I remember 
things like that. 

IANAL, but I cannot see how anyone could claim infringement of copyright over 
that, simply because they would have no proof - I am 100.00% sure that those 
are the correct names. Similarly Auckland Avenue, The Rise and Armstrong Lane 
in Brockenhurst, again about 15 miles from where I live.

Nick