[Foundation-l] Copyrighted maps and Derived works from copyrighted sources.

[Ray Saintonge]

Kwan Ting Chan wrote:
> jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com wrote:
>> What if we start to write articles about street and include all the
>> buildings and boring parts of the streets in the WP or some
>> subproject, where would it stop? What would protect a database of
>> streets against such a swarm of fact collectors?
>> mike
> If you're outside the EU, then not a lot. The EU has the concept of 
> database right, but that does not exist in other part of the world. 
> Wikipedia is operated under US federal and California (?) state laws, 
> where mere collections of facts are considered unoriginal and 
> unprotected.
>
And taking that a little further: If Google's Terms of Service are in 
fact a contract they would include choosing the jurisdiction of 
California courts and law, and purport to override Conflict of Laws 
legislation.

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