[OSM-legal-talk] A quick thought on writing our own license

rob at robmyers.org rob at robmyers.org
Tue Mar 13 16:42:34 GMT 2007


Quoting Iván Sánchez Ortega <ivansanchez at escomposlinux.org>:

> El Martes, 13 de Marzo de 2007 15:12, Tom Chance escribió:
>> If we do use another license, or write our own, we should be mindful of
>> this and seek as much legal advice from around the world as possible.
>
> Not really: just find someone with knowledge about international copyright
> laws and WIPO traties. He (or she) should know about differences and
> similarities between jurisdictions.

I would still recommend getting international input. This was helpful for the
Creative Commons 3.0 licenses, which were also based on international law. A
period of public review is always invaluable for a license, however it is
drafted.

- Rob.





More information about the legal-talk mailing list