[OSM-talk] Request from big online mapping company

[Robert (Jamie) Munro]

David Earl wrote:
> I've had the mail below from one of the big online mapping companies (as the
> mailing list has a public archive, I;ve excised personal details, but I'm
> sure you'll all know which company I mean).
> 
> So three things:
> 
> * seems like a good opportunity tome, but are there any problems or concerns
> in co-operating (obvously I'll point him at the license, but I guess he
> already knows that)?

We really need to do something about the copyright assignment thing I
proposed and listed here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Talk:OpenStreetMap_License

Without it or something like it, OSM itself isn't complying with the
attribution clause of it's own preferred license. You could possibly
argue that although a royalty free license for the foundataion to
publish however it chooses isn't explicitly stated on the site, it is
implied by way the site works, but I'm sure most people would rather it
was explicitly stated.

Robert (Jamie) Munro

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