[OSM-legal-talk] New contributors and some data sources are not allowed under the CTs but too easy to access.

[John Smith]

I'm some what concerned how easy it is with potlatch for new users to
activate the Nearmap layer and there is no warning that they would be
in breach of Nearmap terms as a result of agreeing to the CTs.

Already there has been a thread on the talk-au list about new
contributors that have done this, should their contributions be
reverted or should they be able to unagree to the CTs?

In any case going forward unless something changes with the CTs many
many many more people will be effected by this, does the OSM APIs have
the ability to indicate if the account has agreed to the CTs and then
update editors to prevent certain layers from being shown.

Obviously this wouldn't prevent anyone with enough determination in
using Nearmap or any other source of data which would be in conflict
with the CTs but it would help newbies from making innocent
mistakes...