[OSM-talk] Breach of Copyright?

[Mike Harris]

If your HA supplies you with a copy of e.g. the definitive map (physical or
electronic) you will almost certainly find that it is watermarked with their
logo (and possibly with an OS licence statement). So I don't think we can
use the base mapping but we can use the information about the rights of way.

Mike Harris
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Smith [mailto:deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com] 
> Sent: 25 September 2009 13:29
> To: Dave F.
> Cc: OSM Talk
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Breach of Copyright?
> 
> 2009/9/25 Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com>:
> 
> > Is this a breach of copyright?
> 
> I've already been in a similar discussion about using google 
> maps to plan routes, some suggest this is breach of 
> copyright, but then anyone using a map for any reason would 
> be in breach of copyright so I doubt this is true, copying 
> from a map directly is different than just using a map to 
> work out where you plan to go.
> 
> > I'm aware he put a couple of caveats in the message such as 
> "I suspect" & "I would imagine".
> 
> I have no idea and I'm not a lawyer but I suspect OS has a 
> right to publish and copying from their maps would be in 
> breach of copyright, getting a copy from the local council on 
> the other hand with permission to copy would be a different matter.
> 
> What matters most is what you copied from, GPS trace or 
> someone else's map, I would genuinely be surprised if you 
> could be in breach of copyright for just looking at a map or 
> using information for journey planning based on a map.
> 
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