[OSM-talk] [Announce] OSMF license change vote has started

[Anthony]

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 2:50 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
>
>> You asked why it doesn't work, and there is a wealth of information on the
>> list and the wiki...
>>
>
> There are a lot of claims on the list and the wiki that CC-BY-SA "doesn't
> work", but that doesn't make them true.
>
> The only plausibly credible claim as to why CC-BY-SA "doesn't work" is that
> the database isn't copyrightable in the first place.  But 1) that's not
> strictly true, the database is copyrightable, to some extent, in some
> jurisdictions.  And 2) there's no harm in giving a license in a case where
> the copyrightability of the work is unclear and/or disputed.
>

Now, please accuse me of making a strawman argument.  Because that's what
you forced me into, by having me respond to "legal-talk ad nauseum", as
opposed to your own well-reasoned argument.
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