On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 21:58 +0000, geni wrote:
2010/1/30 David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com>om>:
> On 30 January 2010 20:29, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
>
>> What do you think would be the best approach to take here? A single
>> official comment from Wikimedia UK? Persuading lots of Wikimedians to
>> emphatically say "yes"? Both of these? It isn't clear to me
whether
>> they want detailed, logical responses or large numbers of responses
>> saying the same thing, although I haven't read through the whole
>> document yet...
>
>
> Both, possibly.
>
> Considering the PM Petition response was basically "fuck off", this
> one may take a bit of leverage. OS are *resisting bitterly*.
>
> Wonder if a representation from WMF would help or hinder.
The data or the maps though. Copyright wise the two
present a
different situation.
However It's not as significant as it might seem. Open street maps
combined with contour data from the 7th series which is drifting into
the public domain render the issues mostly one of convenience.
In terms of challenges tracking down copies that the owners will let
you scan of OS maps already in the public domain is going to be more
of a long term challenge.
This is a political thing that the WMF, or at least WMUK, should be
taking an active interest in. Were OS in the US all the data would be
PD.
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Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org>
Wikinewsie.org