[OSM-legal-talk] Contributo terms (was : decision removing data:

[Emilie Laffray]

On 5 August 2010 16:07, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 6 August 2010 01:01, David Groom <reviews at pacific-rim.net> wrote:
> > Now John Smith in his statement above says "almost nothing except CC0 and
> PD
> > data is compatible with the new contributor terms". Lets take CC0 data,
> > there is still a rights holder of the data, who has released the data
> under
> > CC0.  I would contend I have an IMPLICIT permission, to use the data in
> OSM,
> > I would also contend I have "permission" to use the data in OSM, what I
> am
> > unsure about is that I have "EXPLICIT permission".
>
> If data is truly PD, there is no owner, so there is no one to get
> explicit permission from.
>
> In any case my point was about the wording to do with "another free or
> open license" being too ambiguous.
>
>
Except that in many jurisdictions, true PD doesn't exist like in France,
where you cannot remove the moral right of someone even if you sold your
rights.

Emilie Laffray
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