[Talk-GB] OS OpenData and accepting the new contributor terms

[David Groom]

Michael

Thank you for such a full explanation

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Collinson" <mike at ayeltd.biz>
To: "talk-gb" <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:50 PM
Subject: [Talk-GB] OS OpenData and accepting the new contributor terms


[snipped]

> regretfully decided not to use that but instead incorporate it into their 
> own unique license. The only provision that we can see that might be 
> contentious is this:
>
> ""The same attribution statements must be contained in any sub-licenses of 
> the Information that you grant, together with a requirement that any 
> further sub-license do the same."
>

As this is the only provision that the LWG can see might be contentious, can 
I ask if the LWG specifically asked their legal advisors about that point, 
and if so did they give any detailed reasoning why in their view it wasn't a 
problem.

Regards

David