Andre Engels wrote:
The thought process (note: I do not agree with it) goes like this:
- A map or a sattelite photograph is copyrighted material
- Taking a location from a map or a photograph is getting a derivative
work from it
- You are not allowed to make a derivative work from a copyrighted source
In US copyright law, "A “derivative work” is a work based upon one or more pre-existing works". Since a pair of coordinates is not a work, it can not be a derivative work, even if it is based upon one or more pre-existing works.