[OSM-legal-talk] ODbL License + Outline Procedure

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

andrzej zaborowski wrote:
> What license would our data be under?  Would it
> be under no license because it's factual data that cannot be
> copyrighted?  

Grant wrote:
 > OSMFs legal counsel also recommends the use of the Factual Information
 > License http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/fil/ for the
 > individual contributions from individual data contributors, and any
 > aggregation covered by the ODbL.

andrzej again:
 > In this case couldn't we just keep claiming that the
> data is under CC-BY-SA and remain compatible with other projects (even
> if this doesn't make a difference legally in most countries, because
> it's factual data)

Claiming to have a copyright where you know you have none is considered 
very bad style, something that evil companies do, or Scientology.

Bye
Frederik

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