Is it legal to use information from TLink/Bus Service Guide

• FreeToFly

  21 Feb 04, 19:00

  Hi,
  
  Anybody knows whether I can extract information from TLink Guide and Bus Service guide to build an electronic version of it.
  
  Will it be sued by the transport company and LTA?
• wuming78

  21 Feb 04, 19:17

  i will be the first to applaud u!
  
  but wait.. i think they haf e-guides liao?
• service_238

  21 Feb 04, 19:50

  Originally posted by FreeToFly:

  Hi,
  
  Anybody knows whether I can extract information from TLink Guide and Bus Service guide to build an electronic version of it.
  
  Will it be sued by the transport company and LTA?

  Yes you will be sued as this information is some sort of government info i think. By publishing the routes of the buses and maps etc, other people can have free access to it and who knows some itchy fellow might plant a bomb along that road? I think you can show the table that they provide but it'd be advisable not to show to route info i.e
  Toa Payoh Lor 6 - Toa Payoh Int
  Toa Payoh Lor 6 - Opp TP Swimming Complex .... etc.
  
  

  Originally posted by wuming78:

  i will be the first to applaud u!
  
  but wait.. i think they haf e-guides liao?

  their e-guides are not 100% accurate. It might sometimes be outdated as well..
• tranquilice

  22 Feb 04, 13:42

  Originally posted by service_238:

  Yes you will be sued as this information is some sort of government info i think. By publishing the routes of the buses and maps etc, other people can have free access to it and who knows some itchy fellow might plant a bomb along that road? I think you can show the table that they provide but it'd be advisable not to show to route info i.e
  Toa Payoh Lor 6 - Toa Payoh Int
  Toa Payoh Lor 6 - Opp TP Swimming Complex .... etc.
  

  I don't get the point.
• service_238

  22 Feb 04, 16:27

  Originally posted by tranquilice:

  I don't get the point.

  Means that people can abuse the information to do terrorism activities and other bad things.
• FreeToFly

  23 Feb 04, 09:06

  Originally posted by service_238:

  Means that people can abuse the information to do terrorism activities and other bad things.

  But those info already on the printed copies....so no difference if it is on the electronic version as well right?
• carbikebus

  23 Feb 04, 09:36

  
• tranquilice

  23 Feb 04, 14:33

  Originally posted by FreeToFly:

  But those info already on the printed copies....so no difference if it is on the electronic version as well right?

  service 238, this is what I think too.
• service_238

  23 Feb 04, 17:51

  If that's the case.. up to you guys lor.. But if u're caught, dont say i didnt warn you.
• SBS9818A

  23 Feb 04, 17:52

  It's advisable to ask the publishers beforehand.