[OSM-talk] Who Owns Scotland?

[Andy Robinson]

80n wrote:
>Sent: 23 February 2007 9:43 AM
>To: OSM
>Subject: [OSM-talk] Who Owns Scotland?
>
>As of today, this site http://www.whoownsscotland.org.uk has stopped
>using Ordnance Survey mapping data due to unresolveable licensing
>issues.
>
>It is worth reading the full story
>(http://www.whoownsscotland.org.uk/articles/os_20070223.pdf) if you
>are interested in the nitty-gritty.  It also contains an interesting
>bit that sheds some light on Ordnance Survey's position on derived
>data.
>
>80n

A sorry tale but a very informative and well laid out catalogue of events.
The points about derived work are especially interesting and it would
helpful to find examples of where the OS has ever tested the derivative work
argument in court.

Thanks for posting the link.

Cheers

Andy



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