[Local-chapters] Rework local chapter agreement

[Simon Poole]

Hi Hiroshi

At least I am aware that we will have to grandfather quite a lot of
situations, in the end the document just tries to handle the "normal"
case and everything else will have to be figured out on a case by case base.

Simon

Am 18.10.2013 02:10, schrieb Hiroshi Miura(osmf):
> Hi, Simon, Daniel and forks.
>
> Sorry for head reply because of Mobile mailer
>
> I'm also similar interest to IP issue. OSMF Japan already hold the
> trademark, OpenStreetMap, to protect from abuse and to keep freely
> available for free use.
>
> Taking such IP by foreigners is difficult work, but keeping is
> relative easy.
>
> IMHO, OSMF can give a delegate right of taking IP to chapter with
> written document.
>
> And OSMF need to help chapter to transfer IP.
> domains are easier example. Trademark is my concern.
> It is necessary helped by IP specialist to transfer it.
>
> HIROSHI
>
>
> Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> wrote:
>
>
>     Am 17.10.2013 02:25, schrieb Daniel Kastl:
>>
>>
>>     In general I think the agreement is good, because it keeps
>>     everything quite simple and - speaking for the Japanese local
>>     "chapter" - there shouldn't be any issues.
>>
>>     Just let me comment a few points:
>>
>>       * (4.5) OSM related domains for Japan and also SotM Asia have
>>         been registered already by OSMF Japan. I think it would be a
>>         headache to make a request to register domains to OSMF. Also
>>         some domains require a local postal address.
>>
>     There are quite a few countries that have restrictions on who/what
>     can register a domain and obviously if something is not possible,
>     we are not going to change it. In such cases it would be and is
>     perfectly acceptable for the local chapter to register the domain
>     and that is essentially the situation with nearly all existing
>     domains used by the local chapters. The important point is that in
>     the (unlikely) case that the local chapter ceases to be a chapter,
>     the domains are either transferred to the OSMF or deregistered to
>     make them available for a replacement chapter.
>
>>      *
>>
>>
>>       * (7.1) and (8.1) This is easy for English-speaking countries,
>>         but quite unpopular and time-consuming task for others (like
>>         Japan), I guess. I think some standardized form to fill in a
>>         few statistics every year should be sufficient. I think the
>>         statistics, like memberships, activities, and if the the
>>         local chapter could raise funds for example, is what the OSMF
>>         would be interested in, right?
>>
>>     That's all ...
>>     Daniel
>>
>     These are the "the OSMF isn't doing it either" points :-). I would
>     agree that likely a (simple) standardized form would be best
>     anything else is likely simply not going to be done. The 18 months
>     after the end of the financial year is naturally very long, but
>     again that is mainly due to the OSMF currently presenting it's
>     numbers 13 months after the end of its financial year (due to the
>     timing of the AGM to be on the same date as SOTM).
>
>     Simon
>
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