[OSM-talk] How is there not any creative-type (US) copyright in OSM data?

[Brendan Morley]

On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:56:46 +1000, John Smith wrote:

>2009/12/13 Anthony <osm at inbox.org>:
>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:17 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The problem I have with that is my labour is used to commercially
>>> benefit others and in turn nothing they do would have to be returned
>>> to the community.
>>
>> So you want to be given something in return for your labor?  Nothing wrong
>> with that, but you're more likely to be successful if you choose a non-free
>> project to contribute to.  If your labor is valuable to commercial
>> interests, don't give it away for free.  Get those commercial interests to
>> pay you, and then, if you'd like, you can donate your pay to "the
>> community".

>That's the issue I have, I have no problem giving back to the
>community, but I don't want commercial companies just sucking up all
>the data and not giving hardly anything back in return if they extend
>the map, it's not fair to me or anyone else who chooses to donate our
>time for "the greater good".

John,

What is *materially removed* from you if your "labour is used to commercially benefit others" and/or "commercial companies [are] just sucking up all
the data and not giving hardly anything back in return if they extend the map"?


Brendan


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