[OSM-newbies] License

[Nichlas Hummelsberger]

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 20:27, Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Nichlas Hummelsberger
> <nichlas.hummelsberger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I wanted to point out that using Bing imagery outside the context of
> > OSM is not allowed by the license terms of the Bing service.
> >
> > For example, if you wanted to use the traced data for another project,
> > that wouldn't be allowed.
> >
> > - Serge
> >
> > I sincerely cannot believe that it is true, that ways/buildings traced
> while
> > using bing imagery would not be under the normal OSM license, and
> therefore
> > usable for whatever legal purpose outside of OSM. There would be no point
> in
> > making data that was forever locked inside OSM.
>
> Nichlas,
>
> I'm always glad to have a license discussion, especially in regards to
> information for new people.
>
> Let me clarify my statement now.
>
> It's my understanding that the Bing imagery is a donation to the OSM
> project. The raw imagery belongs to Bing and is under their Terms of
> Use. OSM has been given access to this imagery for use by the project
> for tracing.
>
> This imagery itself is not part of the OSM project, and is not
> available for tracing by other projects.
>
> Data derived from this imagery is available from OSM under the OSM license.
>
> - Serge
>
>
Then i think we agree :-)
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