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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If the import source is something other than PD this point should be discussed in the required messages to the imports@ mailing list before importing. That way the community can decide if they want it with the licensing issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ian Sergeant [mailto:inas66+osm@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 22, 2012 6:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> Licensing and other legal discussions.<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSM-legal-talk] What licences (other than ODbL) are compatible with OSM after 1st April<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 23 March 2012 10:46, Mayeul Kauffmann <<a href="mailto:mayeul.kauffmann@free.fr">mayeul.kauffmann@free.fr</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>I'm a bit confused here: Does the data provider still need to create an<br>account and approve the contributor terms?? And they should add the data<br>themselves?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>This would be ideal. Then we know they have agreed the contributor terms for the data, and no further negotiation is required. <br><br>If not, and you are doing the import, then you need to ensure that your contribution to OSM is in line with the contributor terms you have agreed. This is not merely that the data can be released under the ODbL. The contributor terms are much wider in effect than that, and grant certain rights to the OSMF and the right to relicence (under a free and open licence) to a majority of active members of the community.<br><br>Going by the imports page, we are currently retaining imports from people who have agreed for their data to be released under the "openstreetmap licence", and "any free and open licence".<br><br>The hurdle to import is higher, but our flexibility with the resulting data is greater.<br><br>We certainly don't want to be in a position of having to remove data should we ever relicence again.<br><br>Ian.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>