[Talk-GB] Licensability of an employee's work

Edward Bainton bainton.ete at gmail.com
Mon Oct 21 11:37:45 UTC 2019


Thanks, David.

Discussion ongoing on the legal list, but FYI from Frederick Ramm, who
opines:

> PS: I would strongly advise against using a "corporate account" that
> groups the activities of many individuals as it makes communication
> between the group/company members and other members difficult, and good
> communication is a cornerstone of every successful organised editing
> activity.

I don't know if that's precisely what you meant, but here for info (without
judgment either way)

Edward

On Fri, 18 Oct 2019 at 20:08, David Woolley <forums at david-woolley.me.uk>
wrote:

> On 18/10/2019 17:43, Edward Bainton wrote:
> > *If an employee edits the map in the course of their employment, has the
> > work been adequately licensed to OSM/the big wide Open?*
> >
>
> I think it is true worldwide that employers have the copyright in work
> for hire, and only they can licence the use of their copyright.  If the
> map is being edited at the employers request, the employer should create
> an OSM account for such purposes.
>
> In the UK, if you day job is producing copyrighted maps, you will almost
> certainly find that anything you attempt to do on OSM comes under the
> employer's copyright.  California, in the USA, is a notable exception to
> this.
>
>
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