[OSM-legal-talk] [DRAFT] Contributor Terms 1.2

[Ed Avis]

Frederik Ramm <frederik at ...> writes:

>No, the data contributed to OSM can come under any terms as long as they 
>are compatible with the *current* license; the onus is on OSM to remove 
>it if a license change makes continued distribution impossible - quote 
>from draft:
>
>"(b) If we suspect that any contributed data is incompatible [(in the 
>sense that we could not continue to lawfully distribute it)] with 
>whichever licence or licences we are then using (see sections 3 and 4), 
>then we may [suspend access to or ] delete that data temporarily or 
>permanently."

In that case why do we need the contributor terms at all, apart from a general
statement that you have permission to add the data, and you're happy for it to
be distributed under the current licence?

If the data contributed can come under any terms, and it is OSM's job to remove
it if they change licence, does that mean that an individual contributor could
provide data under the terms 'CC-BY-SA and ODbL 1.0 is fine, but not anything
else'?

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>