[OSM-legal-talk] decision removing data

[Richard Weait]

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> John Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> Any such mechanism, in my eyes, need not be 100% perfect; it is
>>> sufficient
>>> to make a honest attempt at doing the right thing, and if a few things
>>> slip
>>> through, then fix them in case of complaints.
>>
>> Which goes against the usual OSM policy of rejecting it if unsure,
>> rather than accepting it.
>
> Yes and no. When it comes to using external sources etc., we always say
> "when in doubt, don't". But when we have to remove someone's contributions
> because of a copyright violation, we usually do exactly what I have outlined
> above - make an honest attempt, but accept that a few fringe cases may
> remain which we'd then deal with if there is concrete complaint.

We also presume good faith.