[openBmap] GSM/GPS logger 0.4.0 is out! (Legal status)
Stroller
stroller at stellar.eclipse.co.uk
Wed Jul 29 11:15:15 CEST 2009
On 28 Jul 2009, at 11:35, Patryk Benderz wrote:
> ...
> Hi, did you considered legal side of this work? I mean, do GSM
> operators
> in all countries allow us to collect these data?
The data is publicly observable, so I don't see how they can claim any
copyright upon it.
If you're drawing a map & you mark a hill upon it, the farmer who owns
the hill surely cannot take action against you. (Assume you do not set
foot upon the property, but estimate location & height of the peak by
observation & triangulation from other nearby points of known height &
public accessibility).
I don't see that it could be covered by a user agreement, because cell
towers advertise their presence to users of other networks.
What legal issues do YOU foresee, in which jurisdictions?
Stroller.
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