[OSM-talk] Addresses and POI

[Lambert Carsten]

On Saturday 06 June 2009 15:35:41 Chris Hill wrote:
> Jack Stringer wrote:

> > If I gathered the address info from their website then that should not
> > be an issue, should it?
>
> Yes it is an issue - the few that I have looked at have terms and
> conditions that specifically restrict reuse without written permission -
> you should expect this on most organisations' websites.

The address is not some kind of creative work, there is no database just a 
website confirming that a known address is theirs. I really don't see how 
copyright comes into this.

Lambert Carsten