[OSM-legal-talk] Further Concerns about ODbL

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Tom Hughes wrote:
> I suspect the reason for the use of that phrase springs directly from 
> the EU concept of database right, which is limited in that it only 
> applies to a "substantial" extract of a database.

Even stronger, it not only says "this only applies to a substantial 
amount", it says:

"The maker of a database [...] may not prevent a lawful user of the 
database from extracting and/or re-utilizing insubstantial parts of its 
contents [...] for any purposes whatsoever."

So even if you wanted to, you may not, unless you find another handle 
than database right.

Bye
Frederik