[OSM-legal-talk] License Cut-over and critical mass

[Emilie Laffray]

On 19 July 2010 11:55, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 19 July 2010 20:45, Emilie Laffray <emilie.laffray at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Or contract law. It has been pointed out previously that all map
> providers
> > are using contract law to restrict their data not copyrights.
>
> Once someone breaches contract, the next person that downloads won't
> be under contract by OSM-F, so that only leaves copyright, doesn't it?
>
>
If I follow that analogy, I can then use data from TeleAtlas if someone
breaches the contract, which is not the case. The licence is found on their
data.
This is the same about anything using contract law. Someone breaking the
contract and redistributing it doesn't remove the contract that is given
with the data. They are still obliged to follow the contract even if they
"didn't sign for it". I would be amazed that such a loophole exists in the
first place.

Emilie Laffray
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