[OSM-legal-talk] Removal of CC-SA-BY licensed data from OSM after ODbL takes effect

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> Finally, in the license FAQ Steve Coast wrote "We may take the view
> that those who have made small contributions, but cannot be contacted,
> would relicence their data under the new licence."[3].
> 
> Only the copyright holder can grant you permission to distribute their
> work under a given license.

Provided that there is a copyright. Rephrase Steve's words as "We may 
take the view that certain small contributions are not subject to 
copyright and thus can be included in the new data set under the new 
license." and you're clear of copyright infringement ;-)

Bye
Frederik