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It's a nice overview but it glosses over the fact that while the OA database is governed by a CC0 license, the individual address collections in the database ar
by mvexel 12y ago
It's a nice overview but it glosses over the fact that while the OA database is governed by a CC0 license, the individual address collections in the database are still governed by their own licenses which can be (much) more restrictive. The fact that you can download the data doesn't mean you can use it the way you want. The OA web site hints at this but doesn't address (ah-hah) that underlying problem. That doesn't mean that OA is not valuable - quite the contrary - but I think the fact that it's presented as one big free and open dataset can be misleading.
- tomcam 12y agoLists laid out in an obvious format are not subject to copyright.
- gabemart 12y agoAs the (dead) sibling comment points out, my (non-lawyer) understanding of US copyright law is that simple collections of facts, when compiled in a way that requires no creativity, do not enjoy any copyright protection at all. I would be surprised if a simple list of addresses, even a very large one, is something that could be subject to copyright.