I'm sure a lawyer such as Mr. Abramson or a font of knowledge such as Mr.
Smith can confirm this, but it is my understanding that lists of factual
information are ineligible for copyright; a work must be an "original work
of authorship." Phone books, for instance, are not eligible for copyright.
I would imagine this list falls under the same blanket of ineligibility (an
insecurity blanket?).
Ben
On 5/11/06, Anthony DiPierro <wikilegal(a)inbox.org> wrote:
On 5/11/06, Steve Bennett <stevage(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
This site
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=9179 says "Do
not re-post this data on other web sites without permission of the
submitter." My question is, are GPS coords subject to copyright? Are
we not entitled to republish interesting coords on the basis that they
are "information" rather than an "expression"?
One GPS coordinate isn't subject to copyright. A collection of ones
that someone finds interesting probably is.
Anthony
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