[Legal-general] Do we need an extra server at all...?

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Kari Pihkala wrote:
> In Europe, there isn't much PD data. What could I do if I wanted to have my
> home city as a PD map? Currently, most nodes are created by SA contributors.
> Could I simply go through all nodes and touch them and upload them to the
> server?

Of course not. Either you believe that individual nodes cannot have a 
copyright anyway because they are trivial/facts, then you could simply 
use them as-is and ignore the license (as the license applies only where 
a copyright applies). Or you believe that the individual nodes do have a 
copyright, then touching them will not change the SA license.

> If I can't - then is there any way to create a PD version of the city, other
> than trying to convince people to move to PD? 

Delete nodes and re-do based on PD data. This would of course cause 
grief, especially if the PD data were of lesser quality. We would have 
to invent a way of introducing a "second version" of those objects we 
cannot replace or re-license, much like many objects have "older" 
versions that are not normally shown.

> And, if a PD user decides to go SA, then all his past contributions will
> stay in PD? Releasing something into PD is usually an irrevocable action..

Sure it must be irrevocable; the dropping of restrictions always is. If 
you were to license your data PD and later change your mind, I'd just 
delete your data and replace it with a copy I have from the time when it 
was still PD ;-)

Bye
Frederik

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