[OSM-talk] Data copied from Google Maps

[Floris Looijesteijn]

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk> wrote:

> Only if they can prove that anonymous activity on one is directly related
> to some identified activity on the other at an unrelated time ... I am sure
> a court would only accept a proven pattern rather than a vague relationship.
>
> I have a fixed IP address, so am identified, but I'm still happy that
> viewing a similar area does not constitute proof of any copying.
>

Why an unrelated time?

If they can find views (maybe even searches) for 1 or multiple areas and
correlate those with 1 or multiple changesets on OSM they have the proof
they want.

Greets,
Floris
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