[OSM-talk] Yahoo Maps to be provided by Nokia

[Aun Johnsen]

Hi,

Pointing out specific names on roads around guarapari that have been
rendered after I have put them into OSM is about point out all the road
names they render. Also seeing that minor connecting roads that i have
surveyed are identical in Yahoo and OSM while some major roads I havn't
surveyed are equally missing indicates that they have no other reliable
source for their data.

I do not know if they REALLY have copied from OSM or if it is coencidential,
but until otherwise proven, I hold a finger on them using OSM data.

I have thought that they could sort of utilise our data under CC-BY since
they trade with us using their satellite images, but I am no law expert, so
my thoughts there might be wrong.

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> Aun Johnsen wrote:
>
>> But if Yahoo is to withdraw the right to trace their satelite images,
>> than their usage of OSM map data can be a breach of the CC-BY-SA
>> copyright on OSM.
>>
>
> If they did indeed use OSM to fixe their map then CC-BY-SA would extend to
> their map, not their images, and they would be in breach of the license even
> today. Nothing whatsoever to do with aerial imagery.
>
> Plus, if they switch to Nokia they'll throw their existing data out so even
> if it *had* beeen CC-BY-SA infected that would then go down the drain as
> well.
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>
> --
> Frederik Ramm  ##  eMail frederik at remote.org  ##  N49°00'09" E008°23'33"
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