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> I used Google maps as part of the evidence. This was the cause. OpenStreetMap has a very strict zero-tolerance policy of anything that might be sourced from
by pwg 5y ago
> I used Google maps as part of the evidence.
This was the cause. OpenStreetMap has a very strict zero-tolerance policy of anything that might be sourced from a copywritten source. Maps were traditionally "big business" before OpenStreetMap, and map data was closely guarded (and the guards had no worries about attacking what they believed to be even the slightest infringements of their copyrights).
> I also included a photo I had taken from the street myself.
If you had used just the photo you took yourself, and not referenced Google at all, you'd have had no issue getting the fix made and having it stick.
- moksly 5y agoI totally get that it was my own fault, hence the “not bothering to read the rules) part, and I also very much regret the language I ended up using in some of the communication at the time. Looking back on it now it’s sort of hilarious though.
- hnburnsy 5y agoYes, map makers have a long history of creating fake map features to catch copycats... https://gizmodo.com/the-fake-places-that-only-exist-to-catch-copycat-cartog-1695414770 https://gizmodo.com/the-fake-places-that-only-exist-to-catch...