[OSM-legal-talk] "current license terms"

[Mike Collinson]

At 01:10 AM 17/01/2011, Anthony wrote:
>https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1sC0SrG_R6OkRDdC3IJKlmDEn2pYTY2DZfcpSLFdiBBU

Latest and greatest:

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1jY58fD3JyNUjzmecrpNejoOt4OnfHeEM-6o8rD5hCLY


>"You are indicating that, as far as You know, You have the right to
>authorize OSMF to use and distribute those Contents under our current
>licence terms."
>
>What are the "current license terms"?  Right now it means, what,
>CC-BY-SA?  

Yes. Though I hope most folks will have the common sense to take into account a license change.

>And after the CC-BY-SA content is removed it means ODbL and
>DbCL?

It means ODbL and DbCL once we have formally changed from CC-BY-SA.


>At what point, if any, does the database become one where OSMF can't
>switch back to CC-BY-SA without removing data?

If 2/3 of active contributors vote for CC-BY-SA then OSMF can switch to it. If there was some data in there that somehow could be distributed under ODbL but not under CC-BY-SA, then it would either have to be removed or the IP owners contacted for permission.

Mike