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The controversy appears to be that you have to agree to something restricting usage of the data when you purchase it, but if someone downloads a publicly-access
by kevinh 8y ago
The controversy appears to be that you have to agree to something restricting usage of the data when you purchase it, but if someone downloads a publicly-accessible file off of the Internet without some T&C up front, they probably won't assume that there are conditions to its use.
- lsiebert 8y agoHere's the terms and conditions you'd ordinarily have to agree to: https://georgiasecretaryofstate.net/pages/terms-and-conditions https://georgiasecretaryofstate.net/pages/terms-and-conditio...
- specialist 8y agoI assume there's some mulligans hidden in the VRDB to identify abusers. Like how map makers will add fictional features to catch copyright violations. My local political party will "lend" our data to candidates we endorse. One of the perks we offer. We have contracts, with monetary penalties. Using mulligans, we've identified a few abuses, and made them pay up.