[OSM-talk] Sourcing street names - what's the policy, and why?

[John Smith]

2010/1/5 Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com>:
> A couple of people have tried to sneak this argument in. Physically visiting
> streets may have some side benefits in terms of accuracy, additional mapping
> etc. But that's a separate issue. The only question at issue here is
> copyright infringement.

I'm sorry, but accuracy is important to some of us, and using
commercial data is inaccurate, visiting is one way to get correct
information, as is contacting the council responsible for the roads.