[OSM-legal-talk] Paid services from OSM

[Simon Ward]

On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:53:38AM +0200, Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:
> > I think we want someone who derives a better/new DB from OSM data to make
> > that available if they use that data for publically available product.
> 
> *If* someone derives a DB, and they make a *publicly* available product out of 
> it, they must make *public* the DB.
> 
> My point is that if someone uses a derived DB in a "non-public way", they 
> aren't required to disclose or publish the DB.

I think talking about releasing to the public vs non-public is limiting,
and makes it sound like the derived DB should only be disclosed if the
product is available to all.

It should be:  Whoever the product is released to should be able to get
access to the derived DB.

Simon
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