[OSM-legal-talk] [OSM-talk] NearMap Community Licence and OSM Contributor Terms

[John Smith]

On 20 August 2010 06:40, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
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> On Aug 19, 2010, at 2:35 PM, John Smith wrote:
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>> On 20 August 2010 06:32, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
>>> Sure, but the OSMF's legal remit is very, very different to NearMaps.
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>> At this point in time we could be told anything by OSM-F and it has to
>> be taken on good faith that it was an actual opinion by a lawyer,
>> which can't be quoted directly.
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> Oh you think the LWG might be lying or making it all up? I remember quite clearly WSGR's point that they can't advise the whole community, just the LWG/OSMF and that putting advice in public jeopardizes their ability to give advice.

I said we have to take it on good faith the original intent is
conveyed, because it's someone's interpretation of what was said,
rather than a direct quote.

> Maybe it's fine to publish advice as public opinion in Australia. I don't know.

Stop quoting things out of context, neither OSM-F nor Nearmap gave
anything but interpretations of what was said, yet it's ok in your
opinion to question what they've said as being accurate but not OSM-F.