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Canada Post is currently trying to assert a similar ownership over our postal codes. See http://geocoder.ca/?sued=1 http://geocoder.ca/?sued=1 or http://www.cbc
by kennywinker 13y ago
Canada Post is currently trying to assert a similar ownership over our postal codes. See http://geocoder.ca/?sued=1 http://geocoder.ca/?sued=1 or http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canada-post-sues-over-postal-code-data-copyright-1.1208723 http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canada-post-sues-over-post... for more details.
Really messed up. Geocoder.ca crowd-sourced a database of Postal Code -> lat/long information, and have been giving it away for years. Even some government organizations use their data, and yet our postal service is trying to shut them down to drive customers towards their $5,000/year + many strings attached product.
- MichaelGG 13y agoThat's beyond idiotic. He claims they further went on to sue him personally on the grounds that "postal code" is a trademark. 1: http://eruci.com/2013/04/23/k2c-1n5/ http://eruci.com/2013/04/23/k2c-1n5/
- marcosdumay 13y agoThe brazilian postal service claimed ownership of our postal codes a few years ago... Except that by our laws, nobody can claim ownership of data (you can't copyright, patent or trademark it). But the State has no reason to care about such mundane things, like laws. By the way, here it's about $2,000/year, and if you sign the contract, you agree that the postal service owns the data. Or you can look at the internet for somebody that published it for free, and use it legally without a contract.