[josm-dev] license of data produced by JOSM

[Tobias Wendorff]

Am Do, 20.11.2014, 13:12 schrieb Dirk Stöcker:
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> JOSM does not give you any restrictions regarding the license of data
> modified or created with it.

Thanks for this information!

> But license restrictions can come from other data like loaded imports and
> background imagery.

Sure :)

> Donations: Currently there is no possibility to donate to JOSM developers.
> Donations to OSM or FOSSGIS may help OSM in general, but do not influence
> JOSM in any way. Donations to FOSSGIS with "use for JOSM" may help thought
> if we need some money in future.

Okay, that's a good idea.

> License: I'm also pretty sure that without very special license conditions
> and end user agreements its impossible for normal software to restrict the
> license of data created with any software. You would need to agree to such
> a restrictive license before you use the software. Simple Click-Wrap
> EULA's would not be accepted in court (at least here in Germany).

Yeah, ESRI has got looong contracts with "do"s and "don't"s ;)

Best regards,
Tobias