[OSM-legal-talk] [OSM-talk] Unsetting CT flag

[kevin at cordina.org.uk]

The distinction 80n makes is the fundamental one to me and where the problems lie.  There are two entities here that need to be considered separately.

1) The contributors, their contributions, and the applicable licence.

2) OSMF and the general running of OSM, where not related to licensing of data.

I absolutely agree that OSMF needs freedom to change things in the future and it would be wrong if a minor contributor from today prevented a change in ten years after they'd left.  On this I agree with Frederik.

However, I believe the license is different.  Contributors give OSMF a licence to use their data in a particular way.  That licence is to their personal rights.  I think it is wrong that this licence can be changed in the future without the consent of all contributors whose data will be affected.  The contributors make their data available on particular terms, and wish to understand them.  Giving an indeterminate body (the future contributors) the power to change those terms means we can never know the details of the licence that our data will be licensed under.  It is not far short of a straight assignment as the contributor loses control.

I think the two issues need separating, with the ability to change the licence remaining solely in the hands of the contributor of each bit of data, and the running of OSMF in the hands of active people at the time.

Kevin

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Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] [OSM-talk] Unsetting CT flag

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