What Do Recent Creative Commons and OSM Blog Posts Suggest?

A license agreement is a complex legal document. It is used for more than just transferring intellectual property rights; it is also a mecha...

The Cost of Free Earth Observation Data

A few weeks ago Space News ran an article entitled " ESA Data Access Policy Draws Mixed Reviews". The article details how the Eur...

Spatial Law and Policy Update (July 21, 2010)

Privacy Australian official states Google Street View is "illegal" Germany requires more scrutiny when transferring data to the U....

Spatial Law and Policy Update (July 13, 2010)

Privacy Twitter Consent Order Evidences Broader Scope of FTC Information Security Enforcement Loopt Launches Location History Miscellaneous ...

Smart Cars and Spatial Law

As this article in the Telegraph (UK) highlights, smart cars and intelligent transportation systems will raise the complexity and significa...

Spatial Law and Policy Update (July 6, 2010)

Privacy - FTC extends comment period for Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - Facebook simplifies privacy controls -Police push t...

Connecticut court's ruling on FOIA and Pictometry imagery

Recently, a Superior Court in Connecticut made a ruling as to whether Pictometry imagery, metadata and software was subject to disclosure un...

Getting to the "bottom" of Google Street View and Privacy

A lady in the UK was so concerned that a random image of the naked bottom of her (anonymous) 3-year old son playing in his grandmother's...