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

80n 80n80n at gmail.com
Thu Aug 19 23:20:21 BST 2010


On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:55 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:

>
> On Aug 19, 2010, at 3:37 PM, 80n wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:40 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Aug 19, 2010, at 2:35 PM, John Smith wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > Steve, could you please share with us a copy of the brief that you
> provided to WSGR when you engaged them?  It would help greatly if we all
> knew what terms of reference they were given when they were employed by
> OSMF.
>
> I think you were still on the board when we did it, and you have a copy of
> the agreement they sent? I can't immediately find a copy.
>
> I have a copy of their standard Letter of Engagement.

What I'm asking for is details of the instructions you gave to them when you
engaged them.  I'm sure they will have records of this if you don't have a
record of your first meeting with them.

You might also want to disclose any subsequent instructions that you have
given them.
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