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

[Francis Davey]

On 17 November 2010 16:58, Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com> wrote:
> Francis Davey <fjmd1a at ...> writes:
>
>>>If there is no guarantee that data which has been contributed under one
>>>licence will not be removed if it is incompatible with any future licence
>>>chosen, then it will restrict what data can be added, and who will be able
>>>to agree to the CT's.
>>
>>That's a misunderstanding of the draft. A contributor may contribute
>>any data that is presently compatible (as far as they can see).
>
> This is good to hear, but it needs to be stated explicitly in the CTs.
>


Is:

"Your contribution of data should not infringe the intellectual
property rights of anyone else. [If you contribute data which is the
intellectual property of someone else, it should be compatible with
our current licence terms. You do not need to guarantee that it is,
but you risk having your contribution deleted (see below) if it is
not."

not clear enough? The "You do not need to guarantee...." surely says
it as plainly as one can reasonably expect.


-- 
Francis Davey