LWN.net Logo

Reconciliation between CC and ODC

Reconciliation between CC and ODC

Posted Jan 23, 2011 8:00 UTC (Sun) by jthill (guest, #56558)
In reply to: Reconciliation between CC and ODC by nybble41
Parent article: OpenStreetMap's point of no return

Consider that making a map requires selecting a small subset of a really massive amount of data, and not merely listing the facts it contains but highlighting the most relevant information, in a way which makes it easy to find what that map's users are looking for. None of that is needed for a phone book. Phone books are data dumps. Maps are intelligently-constructed renderings. Phone books are not copyright. Maps are. You can say should and shouldn't until the cows die of old age, brainless work isn't protected.


(Log in to post comments)

Copyright © 2013, Eklektix, Inc.
Comments and public postings are copyrighted by their creators.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds