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Reminds me of "trap streets" on maps: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street >In cartography, a trap street is
by kgeist 4y ago
Reminds me of "trap streets" on maps: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street
>In cartography, a trap street is a fictitious entry in the form of a misrepresented street on a map, often outside the area the map nominally covers, for the purpose of "trapping" potential plagiarists of the map
There's a section on legal issues in the article
- samstave 4y agoI thought the same thing prior to seeing your comment -- yes, these are basically the first version of watermarks... so cartographers could silently 'sign' their work and see who steals it.