[OSM-talk] Frederik declares war on data imports...

Anthony osm at inbox.org
Tue Aug 10 01:22:47 BST 2010


On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Ian Dees <ian.dees at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you give examples of what you consider originality in the OSM database?

Is a painting of a flower copyrightable?  What about a tracing of a
photograph of a flower?  What if you just trace the outline of the
flower?

Is a painting of a lake, as viewed from an aircraft, copyrightable?
What about a tracing of a photograph of a lake, as viewed from an
aircraft?  What if you just trace the outline of the lake?

What if you draw the outline of the lake from memory, after flying
above it in an airplane?




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