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Usual disclaimer for what3words: neat idea, shame the data/algorithm is closed. In the Rio example, a postal service or courier would have to pay w3w to licens

Usual disclaimer for what3words: neat idea, shame the data/algorithm is closed. In the Rio example, a postal service or courier would have to pay w3w to license the words->lat/lon lookup before they could deliver anything.

billpg 12y ago
I imagine, from their point of view, that's the point.
- Animats 12y ago
  Which is a big problem. They want to own the address of most of the people in the world. They might get away with it, too; their word list can be copyrighted.