[OSM-legal-talk] The OSM licence: where we are, where we're going

[Rob Myers]

Dair Grant wrote:

> Conversely, I think that a public domain style dedication is 
> more inline with the OSM spirit.
> 
> As the front page of the wiki says, "most maps...actually have 
> legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back 
> people from using them in creative, productive or unexpected ways".

A copyleft licence prevents such restrictions from being imposed.

A PD dedication allows such restrictions to be imposed. It makes a gift 
of the ability to restrict to those who wish to. That is not more inline 
with OSM's spirit.

- Rob.