[OSM-legal-talk] Changeset Comments Copyright

[GITNE]

Hello Frederik,

On 09/23/2020 at 01:16 PM Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 23.09.20 12:34, GITNE wrote:
>> The issue is not availability of the data but Slack *republishing*
>> content
>
> Surely Slack is doing that not out of their own decision, but because
> someone has instructed them (or their web service) to do so?

*Irony Warning*
Wait, so you are saying that things can happen just like that on their service
and they are not responsible, not even partially, for what is happening? I did
not know this could be a viable defense strategy. Okay, next time I screw up I
am going to defend myself by blaming orders I had to follow.
*End of Irony*
Or, did I get something wrong?

>> (for profit) which presumably is not covered either by the ODbL
>
> Assuming that the data is covered by ODbL, then "These rights explicitly
> include commercial use, and do not exclude any field of endeavour."
> (section 3.0)

Right, assuming. ;-) Please, do not get me wrong, I am okay with profit.
However, only as long as it is legal.

Regards
GITNE