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Train journeys filmed from the conductor cabin
Posted by julNri on 3 October 2008 in English. Last updated on 7 October 2008.The German train company makes available sceneries filmed on board a train in real time. What seems boring on the first thought reveals itself as a convenient way to check the elements composing an openstreet map.
Die deutsche Bahn AG sendet von dem Führerstand gedrehten Filmszenen. Was scheint langweilig auf den ersten Blick, erwies sich als eine gemütliche Methode um die Kartenelemente zu prüfen.
La compagnie ferroviaire allemande diffuse des scènes filmées depuis la cabine du conducteur en temps réel. Ce qui semble a priori ennuyeux se révèle être une méthode confortable pour vérifier les éléments composant une carte openstreet.
Podcast address: http://www.bahntv-online.de/btvo/podcast/BTVo_InFahrt_itunes.xml
To answer hkucharek's comment, I haven't seen any copyright mention on the films, nor on the website which describes the podcast. Must the copyright always be explicitly mentioned to be valid?
Discussion
Comment from hkucharek on 4 October 2008 at 07:57
Sure a nice way to check and beef up the maps, but isn't it a copyright violation if we use such movies to check and tag OSM data?
Comment from hkucharek on 7 October 2008 at 06:11
Hi! As far as I know, German law has always been that copyright need not to be explicitely stated. Since some 20 years, this also holds for countries like the U.S. Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#Obtaining_and_enforcing_copyright
Comment from ew59 on 27 October 2008 at 15:02
Sorry, I can't see any video podcast. How can I get it within Linux?
2nd, I think, it is no copyright infringement, if I only view the video to refreshing my memory about a train journey: Was the bridge before or after the station, the street/river/way on the left or the right side...? a.s.o.