[OSM-legal-talk] UK mapping authority switches to Open Government Licence

[Richard Fairhurst]

davespod wrote:
> Richard wrote:
> > Mike Collinson wrote
> > > "It incorporates the Open Government License for pubic sector
> information 
> > I sincerely hope it doesn't say that!
> I'm afraid it does.

For those who are similarly humourously challenged may I point out that I
have checked and no, the OS OpenData licence does not refer to pubic sector
information. My wife has expressly stated that no-one on this frigging list
is allowed anywhere near my pubic sector, let alone Vanessa Lawrence.

> So, the question is does the modification of the terms invalidate the 
> part of the OGL guaranteeing ODC-by compatibility?

No, it doesn't. Firstly, the only additional requirement is a downstream
attribution requirement, which is already present in the ODC attribution
licences. Secondly, the OS blog posting expressly mentioned becoming "fully
interoperable" with ODC as a change from the previous licence.

cheers
Richard


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