[OSM-legal-talk] ODbL Share-Alike clause clarification

Tom Hummel tom at bluespice.org
Tue Jun 28 08:58:51 UTC 2022


Hi,
 
> I had read the 'Publicly' definition and interpreted it as public use if
> the data is distributed outside your employees or contractors.

The key phrase should be: “power to direct their activities”. 

> Is there a directory or similar of legal professionals familiar with ODbL?

Unfortunately not.

It may be dificult for anyone to answer your questions, since this depends on the internal structure of your DB.

https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Community_Guidelines/Collective_Database_Guideline_Guideline#The_Guideline

Tom



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