[OSM-legal-talk] importing ODBl data

[Jonathan Harley]

On 20/09/12 06:32, Mike Dupont wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have a question about imports and the ODBl,
>
> I see that some sources have decided to dual license the data
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue
>
> But how can some third parties data be compatible when the CT says it
> can change any time, surly they might be compatible with the current
> instance of the license, but how can they be compatible with future
> versions of the license when they are no known?

They can be compatible with future licenses, it's just that we don't 
know one way or the other.

> How can a contributor import any data and keep the data open to
> license change? How can you keep any imports at all from people who
> have not agreed to the CT directly?
>

One way would be by keeping records of such imports, and if the license 
ever changes again, rechecking the IPR and where necessary removing the 
data derived from some imports.

BTW just because the CTs say that the license *can* be changed, doesn't 
mean it's likely.


Jonathan.

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