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

[Francis Davey]

On 18 November 2010 10:59, Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com> wrote:
>
> That all makes sense but even in the revised 1.2 draft it is not implied by
> the language.  The CTs ask you to grant an unlimited licence over the Contents,
> without any exemption from this requirement if some rights in the Contents are
> held by third parties.  Since I cannot grant an unlimited licence to Contents
> derived from Ordnance Survey OpenData, I cannot agree to the CTs.
>

Yes, indeed. This is a point I have made on numerous occasions
already. I also understand that various proposed wording to update the
CTs to take that into account has been proposed (by you, me and
others) and I am sure its under consideration. The fact that no
wording like that is there is almost certainly just a because its
still in draft form. The LWG are, I am sure, well aware of the need to
do something about the wording, but haven't had time to do so.

> See elsewhere on this thread where I suggest a clarified wording.
>

Yes. I saw. I'm rather busy right now or I'd suggest something myself.

I am somewhat reluctant to do too much suggesting on an open list
since I am a lawyer and I'm not instructed by OSMF.

-- 
Francis Davey