Rights in geospatial information: A shifting legal terrain

Alexander, I; Jankowska, M

Rights in geospatial information: A shifting legal terrain

Alexander, I

Jankowska, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Melbourne University Law Review, 2017, 41 (3), pp. 957 - 998
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Alexander, I https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1343-3572	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jankowska, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Melbourne University Law Review, 2017, 41 (3), pp. 957 - 998	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0025-8938	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/126257
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Melbourne University Law Review. All rights reserved. The growing significance of 'big data' raises new issues for copyright law, not least when the data is presented visually or graphically to generate new and useful information and insights. One such example is the case of digital maps. Maps and written descriptions of geographic information have long presented challenges for the law of copyright, most particularly because they are perceived as factual compilations. The appearance of maps, and the information they contain, has changed considerably over time. However, the last few years has seen an extraordinary transformation in the methods and practices of collecting, storing, representing and disseminating geospatial data and information. This article considers how copyright law applied in the analogue era to regulate the production and dissemination of geographic information, the effects of new technologies and digitisation on how law applies to geospatial data and associated products and systems, and whether either a database right or some other form of protection is required.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160100393
dc.relation.ispartof	Melbourne University Law Review	en_US
dc.title	Rights in geospatial information: A shifting legal terrain	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	41	en_US
utslib.for	1801 Law	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
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pubs.issue	3	en_US
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pubs.volume	41	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Melbourne University Law Review. All rights reserved. The growing significance of 'big data' raises new issues for copyright law, not least when the data is presented visually or graphically to generate new and useful information and insights. One such example is the case of digital maps. Maps and written descriptions of geographic information have long presented challenges for the law of copyright, most particularly because they are perceived as factual compilations. The appearance of maps, and the information they contain, has changed considerably over time. However, the last few years has seen an extraordinary transformation in the methods and practices of collecting, storing, representing and disseminating geospatial data and information. This article considers how copyright law applied in the analogue era to regulate the production and dissemination of geographic information, the effects of new technologies and digitisation on how law applies to geospatial data and associated products and systems, and whether either a database right or some other form of protection is required.

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