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

[Anthony]

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 4:36 AM, Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com> wrote:

> James Livingston <lists at ...> writes:
>
> >The relevant question is then "Is hosting a copy of ODbL licensed material
> (e.g.
> >a planet dump) on your website without requiring people to agree to a
> contract a
> >violation of the ODbL?".
>
> I would certainly hope not.  If it is, then the ODbL can hardly be said to
> be
> a free licence.


I'm not sure anyone credible has claimed that it is a free license.  The
purpose of a free license is to grant permissions, not to impose
restrictions.
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