<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We're considering using OSM in our company, I’m having trouble understanding the "Derivative database » implications.</div><div class="">Here is the case: we wish to use OSM POIs, say restaurants, and then enrich them with our data, say restaurant menus. If I understood well, I’m in <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/License/Use_Cases" class="">case #3 here</a> and it becomes a « derivative database ».</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">I’m OK with attribution.</li><li class="">I’m OK with enriching and getting back to OSM anything that I took from OSM: updating opening hours, correcting addresses, new names of restaurant, adding missing restaurants… </li><li class="">I’m NOT OK with sharing the part of our database that is restaurant menus, which would be the asset of my company.</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="">Is it what I’m supposed to do or is ODbL only related to data we took originally?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#3b._If_I_have_data_derived_from_OSM_data.2C_do_I_have_to_distribute_it.3F" class="">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#3b._If_I_have_data_derived_from_OSM_data.2C_do_I_have_to_distribute_it.3F</a></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Here it says that we have to make available "The 'diff' between the original OSM data, and your derived database », in my opinion that’s my second bullet point and if it’s only that, I’m totally OK with it.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Our goal is to protect our asset, not avoid giving back to the community. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Many thanks for any input, I’m lost!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Fizz</div></body></html>