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

[Rob Myers]

On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:33:59 +0200, andrzej zaborowski <balrogg at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 
> However, the end result is effectively the same: with no copyright
> statement, the default is "All rights reserved", so the only way the
> finder can do anything whatsoever with the work is go to www.osm.org
> and establish a contract.

Assuming the copyright (or database right) applies in that jurisdiction.

In the absence of those, there are no rights to reserve.

Which is where contract law comes in (in theory).

- Rob.