From: "James R Carter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 2, 2014 1:12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Dymaxion projection and copyright / projection or positioning

I always understood that Buckminister Fuller's contribution is not the geometric projection but positioning the landmasses on the projection in such as way that it can be laid flat without interrupting any landmass. 

There seems to be much ignorance about this projection by Fuller advocates.  I have heard persons argue that this is the only projection with no distortion.  Nuts.  There is distortion but it is rather evenly distributed in each triangle.  Also, with so much interruption you can have less distortion of size and shape - scale and conformality. 

Jim Carter

On 5/2/2014 8:24 AM, Angela R Cope wrote:
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I am forwarding this exchange from the British carto-soc group. Interesting issue.

Angie

From: "Nat Case" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 2, 2014 7:55:19 AM
Subject: [carto-soc] Re: Dymaxion projection

http://www.bfi.org/about-fuller/big-ideas/dymaxion-world/dymaxion-map
The projection is patented, and the name Dymaxion is trademarked.
Copyright does not apply to map projections, which are based on formulae
rather than on original creative work. Same principle appplies to
recipes and knitting patterns...

Nat Case,
expressing his opinion as a lyperson, and you should confirm this with
an intellectual property lawyer in your jurisdiction.
INCase, LLC
Minneapolis, USA

On 5/2/14 6:32 AM, Mick Ashworth wrote:
> Dymaxion projection I’m looking to include an example of Buckminster
> Fuller’s Dymaxion projection in a feature in a forthcoming atlas. Can
> anybody advise on the copyright situation for this projection? Do all
> uses of it need to be licensed from the creator of the projection? Or
> is it free to use as a projection, with copyright of any resulting map
> resting with the creator of the map?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mick
>
>
> Mick Ashworth
> Ashworth Maps and Interpretation Ltd
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> Former President of The British Cartographic Society
>
>
>




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