[Proj] Use of SQLite

[Martin Desruisseaux]

Le 22/05/2018 à 10:12, Kristian Evers a écrit :

> I may be missing the obvious here, but how is redistributing the
> (reformatted) EPSG dataset as a sqlite database different from the
> current situation where we redistribute the same information
> reformatted as a text file?
>
I'm not a lawyer, but I think that the current situation does not comply
with EPSG terms of use. Just reformatting a dataset in another format is
/"derivative work"/ - it does not free us from the copyrights that apply
on the original work. Taking a subset and reformatting is allowed by
§6v, but only/"provided that numeric equivalence is achieved"/ (§6vi).
This later condition is broken by changes in axis order and units of
measurement. Other conditions that we need to comply to are §6iv
(/"Ownership of the EPSG Dataset by IOGP must be acknowledged in any
publication or transmission"/) and §6i (/"You are obliged to inform
anyone to whom you provide the EPSG Facilities of these Terms of Use."/).

    Martin


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