<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Ed Avis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eda@waniasset.com">eda@waniasset.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I asked two attorneys in the USA to look into the question of whether the OSM<br>
map data falls under copyright. Please see earlier messages in this thread for<br>
details of how the lawyers were chosen and the question asked.<br>
<br>
They produced a written report which they asked me not to distribute publicly<br>
because of attorney-client privilege. I have sent a copy of that report to the<br>
LWG and the OSM board, and I am happy to share a copy with anyone who'd like to<br>
see it</blockquote><div><br>Having received and read a copy of the full report, I'd urge anyone with an interest in this matter to request a copy of it from Ed. There's an obligation not to redistribute it if you receive a copy, but, because the analysis is set in the context of OSM, OSMF and ODbL it contains a number of insights that are not it the public version.<br>
<br>It's worthwhile to request a copy from Ed if you are at all interested in this.<br><br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
, but I think it is necessary to have some results which can be fully<br>
public. To this end the lawyers have produced a public version which does not<br>
mention OSM by name, although the issues addressed are those relevant to our<br>
project.<br>
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You can see the report at<br>
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<<a href="http://membled.com/work/osm/Map_Project_Memo_public_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">http://membled.com/work/osm/Map_Project_Memo_public_FINAL.pdf</a>><br>
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Ed Avis <<a href="mailto:eda@waniasset.com">eda@waniasset.com</a>><br>
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