Two wrongs don’t make a right, but I agree you have done work that should be protectable. I commend you for approaching them, but you shouldn’t have given up. Without written agreement from bus company that you have permission it’s going to be very hard to go after him. Get that and you are golden.<p>They have original creator rights and recourse for the way you extracted data without those permissions in place. <a href="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1997/73032--c.htm#15" rel="nofollow">http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1997/73032--c.htm#15</a><p>While you could argue he has ripped you off, without that written permission to use the data you can’t effectively argue your case.<p>I’d say your sin was less deliberate and more from a position of ignorance, but sadly in law that’s little defence.<p>(IANAL, usual caveats apply. Seek legal advice, blah, blah.)