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I'm also similar interest to IP issue. OSMF Japan already hold the trademark, OpenStreetMap, to protect from abuse and to keep freely available for free use.<br>
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Taking such IP by foreigners is difficult work, but keeping is relative easy.<br>
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IMHO, OSMF can give a delegate right of taking IP to chapter with written document.<br>
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And OSMF need to help chapter to transfer IP.<br>
domains are easier example. Trademark is my concern.<br>
It is necessary helped by IP specialist to transfer it.<br>
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HIROSHI<br>
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<div>In general I think the agreement is good, because it
keeps everything quite simple and - speaking for the
Japanese local "chapter" - there shouldn't be any issues.</div>
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<div>Just let me comment a few points:</div>
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<li>(4.5) OSM related domains for Japan and also SotM
Asia have been registered already by OSMF Japan. I
think it would be a headache to make a request to
register domains to OSMF. Also some domains require a
local postal address.<br />
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There are quite a few countries that have restrictions on who/what
can register a domain and obviously if something is not possible, we
are not going to change it. In such cases it would be and is
perfectly acceptable for the local chapter to register the domain
and that is essentially the situation with nearly all existing
domains used by the local chapters. The important point is that in
the (unlikely) case that the local chapter ceases to be a chapter,
the domains are either transferred to the OSMF or deregistered to
make them available for a replacement chapter.<br />
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<li>(7.1) and (8.1) This is easy for English-speaking
countries, but quite unpopular and time-consuming task
for others (like Japan), I guess. I think some
standardized form to fill in a few statistics every
year should be sufficient. I think the statistics,
like memberships, activities, and if the the local
chapter could raise funds for example, is what the
OSMF would be interested in, right?</li>
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<div>That's all ...</div>
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These are the "the OSMF isn't doing it either" points :-). I would
agree that likely a (simple) standardized form would be best
anything else is likely simply not going to be done. The 18 months
after the end of the financial year is naturally very long, but
again that is mainly due to the OSMF currently presenting it's
numbers 13 months after the end of its financial year (due to the
timing of the AGM to be on the same date as SOTM).<br />
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Simon<br />
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