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I don't know but since they seem to be a member of the Berne Convention, it doesn't differ largely from of US?
by tnzk 7y ago
I don't know but since they seem to be a member of the Berne Convention, it doesn't differ largely from of US?
- gpm 7y agoThe Berne Convention isn't that precise. For example, consider that collections of information are copyrightable in most of Europe and not copyrightable in the US.
- Tomte 7y agoThat's distinct from copyright, and even named a "sui generis right" (meaning "of its own kind").
- lucb1e 7y agoWhile at the same time: > The TRIPS Agreement [which the USA is part of] requires that copyright protection extends to databases and other compilations if they constitute intellectual creation by virtue of the selection or arrangement of their contents, even if some or all of the contents do not themselves constitute materials protected by copyright. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right So I don't quite understand whether data sets like OpenStreetMap or Google Maps are copyrightable in the USA. (Note that this concerns the underlying data, not the graphics like map design or street/satellite pictures.)
- jay_kyburz 7y agoAlso, we don't have fair use here in Australia. My partner loves reminding me that the development of a search engine like google is illegal here in Australia.