[OSM-talk] Baghdad copyright, WAS OSM layer into Adobe Illustrator?
Alilo Alilo
3alilo at gmail.com
Mon Feb 26 23:16:22 GMT 2007
The maps are on public domain, they were made by US governement.
The map says "(c)copyright 2003 US government" but below it states : "no
copyright claimed under title 17 U.S.C."
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+17USC105
TITLE 17--COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 1--SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT
Sec. 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government
works
Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work
of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not
precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by
assignment, bequest, or otherwise.
On 2/23/07, tim (chippy) < chippy2005 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It was mentioned in irc last night: NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping
> Agency of USA) have a 2003 map of Baghdad, which could be public
> domain (although there is a "copyright 2003 US Government" notice on
> it)
>
> http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html
> http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg
>
> On 2/22/07, Robert Scott <lists at riscott.ukfsn.org> wrote:
> > On Thursday 22 February 2007 14:31, David Groom wrote:
> > > As far as I know I am the only one who has currently contributed any
> data
> > > to the Baghdad area.
> >
> > I've also done some of Baghdad.
> >
> > The hardest thing is remembering people drive on the right.
> >
> > Or wherever they damn well want.
> >
> >
> > robert.
> >
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