[OSM-legal-talk] [OSM-talk] Users whose contributions are in the public domain

[Gervase Markham]

Frederik Ramm wrote:
> None that I know of; I suppose they have all spent a lot of money to  
> be able to process and improve TIGER and they probably want to recoup  
> that investment through proprietary licensing.
> 
> Is it relevant to us?

Surely it's highly relevant to your assertion that we would build a 
strong community around OSM if it was PD? The fact that none has formed 
around an existing large body of geodata ripe for improvement doesn't 
help your case.

Gerv