[OSM-legal-talk] Clarifying Geocoding and ODbL

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2013/6/7 Alex Barth <alex at mapbox.com>

> 2. The ODbL is too vague in the definition of its terms, requiring
> additional clarifications by licensor. This is most importantly the case
> around the terms "derivative database" and what constitutes a "substantial"
> extraction of data [3].



At least for the "substantial" part of your question I believe if a
professional geo service provider like map box would decide to use OSM to
satisfy its geocoding needs, it is obvious that this use would be
"substantial", or you could use it only very few and for very short time ;-)

cheers,
Martin
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