[OSM-talk] Thank you, LWG

[Grant Slater]

2009/12/7 Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>:
> Jonas Krückel <osm <at> jonas-krueckel.de> writes:
>
>>I'm not sure if the CC-BY-SA license is really simpler than ODbL. Just look at
>>this website here http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/summary/ and
>>you'll see that the ODbL is as simple as CC-BY-SA.
>
> That summary page is great but unfortunately it's not what is on offer.
> The real text of the ODbL is much more complex, starting off with advice to
> 'Please seek the advice of a suitably qualified legal professional licensed to
> practice in your jurisdiction before using this document' and not getting any
> simpler from there.
>

Quote from Creative Commons BY SA Summary Disclaimer:
"The Commons Deed is not a license. It is simply a handy reference for
understanding the Legal Code (the full license) — it is a
human-readable expression of some of its key terms. Think of it as the
user-friendly interface to the Legal Code beneath. This Deed itself
has no legal value, and its contents do not appear in the actual
license.

Creative Commons is not a law firm and does not provide legal
services. Distributing of, displaying of, or linking to this Commons
Deed does not create an attorney-client relationship. "

Look familiar? :-)

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Click the disclaimer link bottom right, it is hidden behind a popup.

/ Grant