<div dir="ltr">Thanks, David.<div><br></div><div>Discussion ongoing on the legal list, but FYI from Frederick Ramm, who opines:</div><div><br></div><div>> PS: I would strongly advise against using a "corporate account" that</div>> groups the activities of many individuals as it makes communication<br>> between the group/company members and other members difficult, and good<br>> communication is a cornerstone of every successful organised editing<br>> activity.<div><br></div><div>I don't know if that's precisely what you meant, but here for info (without judgment either way)</div><div><br></div><div>Edward</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 18 Oct 2019 at 20:08, David Woolley <<a href="mailto:forums@david-woolley.me.uk">forums@david-woolley.me.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 18/10/2019 17:43, Edward Bainton wrote:<br>
> *If an employee edits the map in the course of their employment, has the <br>
> work been adequately licensed to OSM/the big wide Open?*<br>
> <br>
<br>
I think it is true worldwide that employers have the copyright in work <br>
for hire, and only they can licence the use of their copyright. If the <br>
map is being edited at the employers request, the employer should create <br>
an OSM account for such purposes.<br>
<br>
In the UK, if you day job is producing copyrighted maps, you will almost <br>
certainly find that anything you attempt to do on OSM comes under the <br>
employer's copyright. California, in the USA, is a notable exception to <br>
this.<br>
<br>
<br>
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