From ChannelNewsAsia:
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has filed a civil suit against Virtual Map - the company behind streetdirectory.com - for copyright infringement.
The copyright material in question: Singapore’s map data and street information, which the SLA had licensed to Virtual Map, but whose licence the authority terminated in July 2004.
The statutory board claimed that after the termination, Virtual Map continued to sell and distribute its maps. It also created new maps, which the SLA alleges are reproductions of the authority’s works.
The SLA is seeking damages and an injunction to restrain Virtual Map from further infringement of the data.
Using the courts for copyright extortion means that its only a matter of time before karma bites you back in the ass.
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HAHAHA.
Here’s the SLA’s streetmap. http://www.map.gov.sg/SD_LQ/INLIS_SD_EQUERY/SD/SDHomePage.aspx?strservice=SD&strproduct=SD
“Live by the suit, die by the suit.”
Rightly said.
So very karmic.
In one corner of the ring: SLA - a 100lb gorilla.
In the other corner of the ring: A Virtual Monkey who used to file suits against businesses so fast your head spun.
Ah, sweet, sweet schadenfreude. SLA’s map isn’t all that great — I’m tickled by the hilariously long ASP URL — but at least it isn’t riddled with ads.
I like the new design, btw! Been lurking from the RSS feed for a while.
yj:
hello! thanks for the comment, and I’m glad you like the design. I felt it was due for a change.
But isn’t such information SLA is suing public domain? You can’t really hide roads to unlicensed map-makers…
I wonder what is the outcome of the lawsuit? seems not well reported as the case where Virtual Map sue NTUC Income!
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