[OSM-legal-talk] [OSM-talk] ODbL vs CC-by-SA pros and cons

Rob Myers rob at robmyers.org
Wed Sep 1 15:08:38 BST 2010


On 09/01/2010 03:05 PM, Francis Davey wrote:
>
> Bear in mind that OSMF may cease to exist and its assets be
> transferred to someone else who you may trust less. I'm not saying it
> will happen or is even likely to happen, but I'm afraid as a lawyer
> I'm inclined to be cautious about the far future. Copyright (which is
> one of the rights in issue) can last a very long time and much can
> change over that period.

Yes, this is definitely something OSMF should plan for/guard against if 
they haven't already.

- Rob.



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