[Osmf-talk] Draft Terms of use for the OSM website, API and other services

[Simon Poole]

Hi Christoph

Just as you I don't really see any real conflict. The ToU naturally
apply to a larger set of users, but does include contributors too. As to
liability: essentially the CTs say that we (the OSMF and the
contributor) will not sue each other for damages in the context of
activities covered by the CTs. That does not mean that a third party
can't sue a contributor, or a contributor can't get in to other legal
trouble (for example by mapping in a place where it isn't legal to do
so), and the ToU simply clarify that that is the contributors problem,
not the OSMFs (no change to how it is now).

Simon



Am 19.09.2018 um 17:53 schrieb Christoph Hormann:
> Seeing this again on the board meeting agenda i wonder of someone could 
> give me an explanation how these terms of use relate to the contributor 
> terms:
>
> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Contributor_Terms
>
> Since you can only contribute data through the API and use of the API 
> falls under the terms of use it is clearly meant that the terms of use 
> apply to data contributors - though the contributor terms do not 
> mention this.
>
> While i don't see any obvious conflicts between the contributor terms 
> and the terms of use there seems to be a distinct difference in 
> direction between both documents - the contributor terms emphasizes the 
> lack of liability of contributors for their contributions while the 
> terms of use emphasize the legal responsibility of the user for their 
> actions.  If you read both documents together (which diligent new 
> contributors of OSM probably do quite often) this is confusing and 
> might be perceived as deluding.
>


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