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Copyright protects only creative works, not any information as I understand.
by codedokode 8y ago
Copyright protects only creative works, not any information as I understand.
- wongarsu 8y agoIt doesn't in the US, but collections of information are protected in the EU and some other places [1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sui_generis_database_right https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sui_generis_database_right
- bena 8y agoIt's a little weird. Trap streets often aren't protected by copyright as the existence or non-existence of something is a fact and facts aren't copyrightable. And maps are nothing more than a collection of facts. As are recipes. You can take the recipes in a cookbook, write them down, and disseminate them how you choose and no one could say boo. Which is why Coca-Cola guards its recipe carefully. Once it is known, they can't do anything about it. You can't copyright "a lot of sugar, carbonated water, caramel coloring, mix". But you also can't just photocopy a map and sell it as your own. Presentation falls under copyright. The look of the map is a distinct piece of art that has copyright protections. The combination of colors, fonts, line thickness, placement of labels, etc, are all things you can't reproduce. But the information that Bob Street crosses Bill and Jill streets at these points, that's just facts.
- bausshf 8y agoInclude a base64 encoded image as a street name.