Hi everyone,
Benoit has a hard time getting in touch with http://www.historicplaces.ca , they don't seem to be very response so we need to get their attention. Please use Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/HistoricPlaces or retweet https://twitter.com/mdammers/status/215176292658720769) or leave a friendly message at https://www.facebook.com/CanadasRegister . Let's see if this plan B works.
Plan C is to scrape their site. Take for example http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=16402 . It's is straightforward to get the: * PlaceId (number in the url) * Location (street, city, Canada) * Latitude * Longitude * Name * Construction date This appears appears to be factual information, so probably not copyrightable. I don't dare touch the description. Would this be covered by other laws preventing us from using this? Database laws maybe?
Maarten
Done! :)
John Andersson
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:25:15 +0200 From: maarten@mdammers.nl To: wikilovesmonuments@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Canada's Historic Places needs your attention
Hi everyone,
Benoit has a hard time getting in touch with http://www.historicplaces.ca , they don't seem to be very response so we need to get their attention. Please use Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/HistoricPlaces or retweet https://twitter.com/mdammers/status/215176292658720769) or leave a friendly message at https://www.facebook.com/CanadasRegister . Let's see if this plan B works.
Plan C is to scrape their site. Take for example http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=16402 . It's is straightforward to get the:
- PlaceId (number in the url)
- Location (street, city, Canada)
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Name
- Construction date
This appears appears to be factual information, so probably not copyrightable. I don't dare touch the description. Would this be covered by other laws preventing us from using this? Database laws maybe?
Maarten
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For plan C it may be helpful the document 'Database Protection in Canadian Laws' [1]. It is hard to assume conclusions from a legal text but I think it can be 'fair dealing' (similar to US fair use) as it is not 'unfair competition' and only factual data without substantial text.
[1] http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/407097/publication.html
Vicenç
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:25:15 +0200 From: maarten@mdammers.nl To: wikilovesmonuments@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Canada's Historic Places needs your attention
Hi everyone,
Benoit has a hard time getting in touch with http://www.historicplaces.ca , they don't seem to be very response so we need to get their attention. Please use Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/HistoricPlaces or retweet https://twitter.com/mdammers/status/215176292658720769) or leave a friendly message at https://www.facebook.com/CanadasRegister . Let's see if this plan B works.
Plan C is to scrape their site. Take for example http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=16402 . It's is straightforward to get the:
- PlaceId (number in the url)
- Location (street, city, Canada)
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Name
- Construction date
This appears appears to be factual information, so probably not copyrightable. I don't dare touch the description. Would this be covered by other laws preventing us from using this? Database laws maybe?
Maarten
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