[Openstreetmap] Re: OSM License and debian

[Lars Aronsson]

Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> the default from the authors rights law take effect.  How can users of
> your file know these will files are placed in the public domain if it
> isn't written in the files?

Because I tell you here and now, on this mailing list.  It is a 
written contract between you and me, just like any CC license. 
What is written in the file itself isn't so important.  You might 
want to keep a copy of this message, in case I would later accuse 
you of a copyright violation.

You might also want to ask a Norwegian lawyer for advice, before 
you take any risks.  For example, what are the chances that I 
stole these files from someone else instead of creating them 
myself?  (Just like Linus Torvalds stole Linux from SCO...)  That 
would make my contract invalid and your use would still be a 
violation of the original creator's copyright.  I'm not a lawyer.


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  Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se)
  Aronsson Datateknik - http://aronsson.se