[OSM-legal-talk] Are the Contributor Terms Irrevocable?

[Francis Davey]

On 23 August 2010 23:30, 80n <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What then is the purpose of including the word "irrevocable" in the list of
> rights granted?  Does it have any meaning, or is it just window dressing?
>

As a default general rule a licence may be revoked by a licensor
unless there is something preventing them from doing so (such as an
agreement to the contrary).

-- 
Francis Davey