[OSM-legal-talk] Can someone summarise arguments for/against clause 2 of CTs?

[Rob Myers]

On 09/20/2010 05:14 AM, Steve Bennett wrote:
>
> I'm asking about Clause 2: specifically,
> why does OSMF need special rights over contributors' data?

OSM(F) needs to be able to place contributions under BY-SA now and later 
under the ODbL. In order to do so it needs to have permission to do so. 
Clause 2 gives this permission.

OSM(F) may also need to relicence the data again in future, as Clause 3 
indicates. Clause 2 makes this possible.

- Rob.