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OpenStreetMap contemplates licensing

OpenStreetMap contemplates licensing

Posted Oct 22, 2008 17:56 UTC (Wed) by rvfh (subscriber, #31018)
Parent article: OpenStreetMap contemplates licensing

How did Wikipedia solve the issue? Same problem isn't it?


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OpenStreetMap contemplates licensing

Posted Oct 22, 2008 18:24 UTC (Wed) by rfunk (subscriber, #4054) [Link]

It appears that Wikipedia chose the GNU Free Documentation License. But no, it's not the same problem. They're copyrighting an expression of (hopefully) facts as written in articles by contributors, not a collection of raw facts.

OpenStreetMap contemplates licensing

Posted Oct 23, 2008 10:10 UTC (Thu) by lysse (guest, #3190) [Link]

Not necessarily facts at all, in some cases. They're definitely covered by copyright. ;)

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