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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'>Neither of those is public domain. I know for individuals there can be issues releasing data into the public domain, but if a government’s lawyers feel their data is public domain, I generally just take them at their word.<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If the data is public domain then a simple statement that the data is public domain should be enough. With PD you’re not actually licensing the data, you’re stating that it’s not covered by copyright and there aren’t any exclusive rights that need licensing.<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 Dees [mailto:ian.dees@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 18, 2013 11:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> Elliott Plack<br><b>Cc:</b> Imports US; talk-us@openstreetmap.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Imports-us] Releasing my data into Public Domain<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Explicitly state that all data is CC0. In fact, there's a handy build-your-own-license page here:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/">http://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Alternatively you could release your data under the MIT license like Chicago does:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://github.com/Chicago/osd-pedway-routes/blob/master/LICENSE.txt">https://github.com/Chicago/osd-pedway-routes/blob/master/LICENSE.txt</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>MIT is chosen simply to limit your liability/warranty for downstream users of the data. Lots of local governments have custom liability waivers or indemnification clauses on their otherwise public domain data so that people don't sue them when their data happens to be wrong.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Elliott Plack <<a href="mailto:elliott.plack@gmail.com" target="_blank">elliott.plack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Great news! First of all, I saved my 1000th edit the other day. Secondly, my organization is release all of its data into the public domain! That organization is Baltimore County Government. The exact timeline is tentative, but it is just around the corner.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Question to you: On our website, we are uncertain as how to say, "The data is public domain." Can you all provide examples of other sites that provide data that has been imported into OSM? I want to make sure our "un-license" is compatible with OSM, and the Open Data in general, especially if there are disclaimers involved.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=hoenzb><span style='color:#888888'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>Elliott Plack</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><a href="http://about.me/elliottp" target="_blank">http://about.me/elliottp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Imports-us mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Imports-us@openstreetmap.org">Imports-us@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports-us" target="_blank">http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports-us</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>