jamesmikedupont@googlemail.com wrote:
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Nikola Smolenski smolensk@eunet.rs wrote:
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.
As I said, the selection of these coordinates is a work, and if you dont have any image available you cannot do so.
Of course I can. I could go there and measure the coordinates, for example.
What is the contract between you and google to use this data? Are you
I need no contract with anyone to use the data I create.
sure that you are allowed to just take the points and relicense them under the CC-SA?
Not only am I not allowed, it is impossible for anyone to allow or forbid it.
Even one point may not be a problem, but if you select all the interesting points then you run into issues of collections and databases.
I don't think we will run out of interesting point to select any time soon...