Commons talk:Derivative works

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[[Commons:Deletion requests/File:Karta1.PNG]] and [[Commons:Deletion requests/File:Karta2.PNG]]. [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Derivative_works#Maps In the United States, many maps are in the public domain. The most common cases are:...As a result of the court decisions, following parts of a map are in the public domain, and may be used freely: ...'''Geographic or topographic features. Those are facts, and facts aren't copyrightable''']. But [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons%3ADeletion_requests%2FFile%3AKarta2.PNG&diff=92620591&oldid=92561056 Only those elements that involve no creativity are public domain. In Mason v Montgomery Data et al 1992, the court found that there was creativity involved in " each mapmaker's selection of sources, interpretation of those sources, discretion in reconciling inconsistencies among the sources, and skill and judgment in depicting the information." The ruling in that case describes a similar circumstance to this map: "But the evidence in this case demonstrates that Mason exercised sufficient creativity when he created his maps. In his deposition and affidavit, Mason explained the choices that he independently made to select information from numerous and sometimes conflicting sources, and to depict that information on his maps.10 Mason's compilation of the information on his maps involved creativity that far exceeds the required minimum level." In other words, if the map is just an outline of the state of Texas and some dots for cities, it's ineligible for protection. But if the author puts skill into selecting elements to include on the map, then it's copyrighted. --UserB (talk) 13:11, 15 March 2013 (UTC)]
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[[Commons:Deletion requests/File:Karta1.PNG]] and [[Commons:Deletion requests/File:Karta2.PNG]]. [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Derivative_works#Maps In the United States, many maps are in the public domain. The most common cases are:...As a result of the court decisions, following parts of a map are in the public domain, and may be used freely: ...'''Geographic or topographic features. Those are facts, and facts aren't copyrightable''']. But [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons%3ADeletion_requests%2FFile%3AKarta2.PNG&diff=92620591&oldid=92561056 Only those elements that involve no creativity are public domain. In Mason v Montgomery Data et al 1992, the court found that there was creativity involved in " each mapmaker's selection of sources, interpretation of those sources, discretion in reconciling inconsistencies among the sources, and skill and judgment in depicting the information." The ruling in that case describes a similar circumstance to this map: "But the evidence in this case demonstrates that Mason exercised sufficient creativity when he created his maps. In his deposition and affidavit, Mason explained the choices that he independently made to select information from numerous and sometimes conflicting sources, and to depict that information on his maps.10 Mason's compilation of the information on his maps involved creativity that far exceeds the required minimum level." In other words, if the map is just an outline of the state of Texas and some dots for cities, it's ineligible for protection. But if the author puts skill into selecting elements to include on the map, then it's copyrighted. --UserB (talk) 13:11, 15 March 2013 (UTC)] [[User:Strannik27|Strannik27]] ([[User talk:Strannik27|talk]]) 12:01, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

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