[OSM-legal-talk] INANAL - But these guys are

[Richard Fairhurst]

Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:

> [big snip, good post]
> As far as I (Iván Sánchez) know, the spirit of OSM is to build a big database
> of geodata, using the viral aspects of CC licenses to encourage so. I
> personally think that:
> - I'm concerned about the database being expanded/upgraded, and I not being
> able to get back that changes. That's the reason of the "share-alike" part of
> the license.Hey, I'm a pack rat, I can't help it.
> - I, however, am not concerned about people/companies printing the data, or
> doing whatever they want, as long as it's not *add* or *update* information
> to the dataset. That poses a problem with the "share-alike" part of the
> license, as past experiences revealed that people are not capable of keeping
> the license along.

Last year I posted some thoughts about how the GPL's concept of  
"source code" could be applied to a ShareAlike geodata licence. It may  
be relevant here.

http://www.systemeD.net/blog/entry060613093350.html

cheers
Richard