On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Chris Hill <o...@raggedred.net> wrote:
> Jonas Minnberg wrote: > > Is it OK to use information you find on map-signs next to streets or > > suburban areas? > > > > Usually they show the houses and street names in a certain area > > (residential or commercial most often). > > None I have found have ever had any sort of copyright text on them. > ... > If you use small pieces of information from such a map you MAY be OK, > but OSM is not an exercise in taking the smartest short cut, how do you > know their map is accurate? Why not walk / cycle / drive around and > actually find out for yourself? You will gain so much more info that way > and be much more likely to gather the real picture. > > Cheers, Chris The time these come in handy is when they show the streets in a residential area that don't otherwise have clear streetnames - usually when there are lots of small ways in between the buildings. Then it's practically the only way to know which road is named what. Other times when it may be practical is for hospital or other public areas where you can see what is in which building. Also if EVERYTHING written down was copyrighted then getting info from street signs would also be breaking copyright. -- Sasq
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