[OSM-legal-talk] The edges of share-alike on data Re: Attribution

[Jean-Marc Liotier]

On 07/05/2014 08:20, Simon Poole wrote:
> [..] Does it depend on how the match OSM parking
> lot id - proprietary parking lot id is done ?

In this thread, we have seen a few mentions of the implementation as the 
ultimate factor in discriminating the resulting database between 
derivative and collective. Isn't that going to result in hypocritical 
implementations exploiting the letter of the license but not its spirit 
? Shouldn't the decision be taken by looking at the data itself and how 
it combines at a functional level ? For example, would asking whether 
the external dataset can stand on its own be a relevant question in 
clarifying a situation ?