[OSM-legal-talk] ODbL: Who is the licensor / whose "database" is it?

Frederik Ramm frederik at remote.org
Thu Dec 11 18:52:19 GMT 2008


Hi,

Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:
> El Jueves, 11 de Diciembre de 2008, Frederik Ramm escribió:
>>> Temporary files (or information arranged in memory) in your computer are
>>> considered databases, so I'd go with option 1.
>> Even for someone who edits using Potlatch?
> 
> IMHO, yes.
> 
> Heck, I'd even hold that a data array of any kind held in RAM qualifies as a 
> database. Not just because it's an array, but because somebody decided what 
> goes into that array and in which way.

But the database directive does not extend protection to each and every 
database; there has to be "substantial investment" in obtaining, 
verifying or presenting the contents.

Now while I can just about see the substantial investment in getting out 
on a rainy day and collecting 50 road geometries with your GPS, there 
can be absolutely no doubt that entering the name of the pub around the 
corner will never come under "substantial investment"...

Bye
Frederik

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