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map projection copyright
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Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
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George,


I don't think you can copyright a projection. Copyright is protection for an artistic/literary expression. A particular map can be copyrighted for the style in which it is drawn (linework, color scheme, fonts), but not the content of it (unless a map of a fictitious area) or the projection. The mathematics of a particular projection would possibly be patentable, but not copyrightable.

Brendan Whyte
National Library of Australia

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Date:    Mon, 7 Nov 2016 16:37:08 -0500
From:    George Carhart <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: map projection copyright

can anyone tell me the best way to find a list of copyright dates for world
map projections developed in the 20th century.

Thanks
George Carhart

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