[OSM-talk] NLS Maps API - online historical mapping of Great Britain for use in mashups (fwd)

[Richard Weait]

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:42 AM, martin dodge <m.dodge at manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> this might be of interest to some on the list.
> cheers
> martin
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        NLS Maps API - online historical mapping of Great Britain for
> use in mashups
> Date:   Mon, 10 May 2010 11:33:40 +0100
> From:   Fleet, Christopher <C.Fleet at nls.uk>
> To:     <maps-l at listserv.uga.edu>, <lis-maps at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
>
> We are pleased to launch a new historical mapping application,
[ ... ]
>
> For more information, please view http://geo.nls.uk/maps/api/
[ ... ], or used to create other copyright free
> maps (such as OpenStreetMap).  [ ... ]

Dear Christopher,

Sounds like an interesting project.

Your characterization of OpenStreetMap as copyright-free is incorrect.
We, like you, create a map that is generously licensed for wide use
beyond the general copyright exceptions[1].  But our map, like yours
is also copyright.

Best regards,
Richard

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works