[OSM-legal-talk] Warning about not mapping military areas

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

Thanks, Simon, for that very clear explanation!

Yes, I guess I may have been going a bit over the top, & worrying about
things that don't need to be worried about?

Thanks

Graeme


On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 at 19:25, Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> wrote:

>
> Am 30.12.2020 um 23:35 schrieb Graeme Fitzpatrick:
>
>
>
> Thanks everybody.
>
> In your various comments & links, LWG appears to relate to the Licensing
> Group?
>
> The licensing working group, it has / had a slightly larger remit than
> just licensing, for example IP matters and it wrote the ToU for the OSMF.
>
>
> Is there a dedicated Legal Group? I sent my message to "
> legal at osmfoundation.org" - does anybody know if that is a valid address?
>
> Yes.
>
>
> Should this sort of question possibly be better raised with the DWG?
>
> Yes and no. The DWG will likely point out that discretion should be used,
> but that it mostly a local matter if military objects are mapped or not.
>
>
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 21:20, Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> wrote:
>
>> I somehow doubt that the LWG will say anything else than what is already
>> the OSMFs stance on such matters
>> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use#I._Introduction
>>
> & from that page:
>
> "*You are responsible for your own actions:* You are legally responsible
> for your edits and contributions, so for your own protection you should
> exercise caution and avoid contributing any content that may result in
> criminal or civil liability under any applicable laws. Although we may not
> agree with such actions, we warn editors and contributors that authorities
> may seek to apply other countries’ laws to you, including local laws where
> you live or where you view or edit content. OSMF generally cannot offer any
> protection, guarantee, immunity or indemnification"
> may be a good "warning" in itself?
>
> That's why I pointed you to it, if you believe a warning is necessary you
> could simply link to the tou.
>
> You would be really be mistaken to believe that the OSMF is going to do
> anything that would imply that it is involved in tagging (well that may
> have changed), curates or approves wiki content.
>
> Simon
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
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