[OSM-talk] [Osmf-talk] my views on the ODbL

[Anthony]

On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 1:06 AM, Matt Amos <zerebubuth at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 5:57 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Matt Amos <zerebubuth at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> therefore, if someone downloads if from
> >> them, the license notice is intact and they implicitly agree to it as
> >> soon as they are simultaneously aware of it and performing acts
> >> governed by it.
> >
> > By continuing to read this email, you agree to the following terms and
> > conditions.  If you disagree, you must delete this email immediately.
> Your
> > continued reading indicates your acceptance....
> >
> > Kind of like that?
>
> except that by continuing to read i wasn't exercising any rights
> governed by your license. ;-)
>

Sure you were, the right to read my email.

What, you say, you already had that right anyway?  Well, here in the US, I
already have the right to copy and redistribute the OSM database.
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