[okfn-discuss] Fwd: [Talk-ca] geocoder.ca sued by Canada Post

[elf Pavlik]

sounds like a nasty story =(
i don't know much about that project but maybe we could support them with spreading a word about that case?

~ elf pavlik ~

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Sujet:     [Talk-ca] geocoder.ca sued by Canada Post
Date :     Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:53:39 -0300
De :     Connors, Bernie (SNB) <Bernie.Connors at snb.ca>
Pour :     talk-ca at openstreetmap.org <talk-ca at openstreetmap.org>



Here is an outrageous story.  A tiny little website called geocoder.ca
is being sued by Canada Post.  Geocoder.ca has created a crowd-sourced
database of postal codes that is distributed for free under the Open
Database License (ODbL).  Canada Post is suing to have the data taken
down and for lost revenue.

 

Ervin Ruci is the sole operator and owner of geocoder.ca.  Ervin has
indicated that his free postal code data is used by OSM.  For more info
and to donate to geocoder.ca's defense please visit -
http://geocoder.ca/?sued=1  Please help support open data!

 

Thanks,

Bernie.

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