[OSM-legal-talk] Privacy and Terms

[Russ Nelson]

On Jul 3, 2009, at 7:20 AM, Elizabeth Dodd wrote:
>
> It's a public site, no passwords, no sign up required to read it, so  
> it's for
> the public to read.

What if somebody posts hate speech (for the USAmericans)?
What if somebody adds Nazi party mapping parties to the calendar (for  
the Germans)?
What if somebody invites women and men to a mapping party in Saudi  
Arabia?

The question isn't "what legal text do we need?" but is instead "What  
legal risks do we expect the OSMF to have to defend itself against?"  
and if we then decide that some risks are too large to accept, "What  
legal text do we need to ameliorate that risk?"  The OSMF has no a  
priori control over what gets posted via email to OSM editors, nor  
what gets posted to the Wiki.  Should it have responsibility for  
things over which it chooses not to control?

Answering these questions requires help from a lawyer.

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