[pct-l] Printing Halfmile maps in color

[PNW Hiker]

Here's a source for USGS DRG's
http://www.archive.org/details/maps_usgs
they are copyright free and you can do whatever you want with them.


On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Postholer <public at postholer.com> wrote:

> Hey Gary,
>
> > simply charge for the printing costs with no extra 'profit' that I'm
> > probably *not* violating the terms of the NatGeo license
>
> If  mass 'non-profit' digital maps are forbidden on the web, it would
> probably be true for printed maps as well, just a different media.
>
> It would really be great to have that data available!
>
> -postholer
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Wright" <gwtmp01 at mac.com>
> To: "Postholer" <public at postholer.com>
> Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Printing Halfmile maps in color
>
>
> >
> > On Jan 7, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Postholer wrote:
> >> If I had access to royality free topo maps I would have published a
> >> couple
> >> years ago through lulu.com with the proceeds going to the PCTA.
> >
> > I looked at the TOPO license, which is restrictive as you describe
> > regarding digital distribution.  What isn't clear to me is if the costs
> > for hardcopy reproduction can be passed along without violating the
> > 'non-commercial, freely distributed' clause in the contract and/or if the
> > license is transferrable (i.e. can the recipient of a hardcopy made by
> the
> > owner of the TOPO software make and freely distribute additional
> copies?).
> >
> > My gut says that if I buy TOPO software, make multiple hardcopy copies of
> > the map and simply charge for the printing costs with no extra 'profit'
> > that I'm probably *not* violating the terms of the NatGeo license but
> that
> > is just my non-lawyer gut speaking and only applies to the owner of the
> > TOPO software and to hardcopy (not digital) distribution.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gary Wright (Radar)
> >
> >
>
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