[OSM-talk] Dual/Multiple licencing

[John Smith]

2009/12/15 Anthony <osm at inbox.org>:
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:31 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> 2009/12/15 Anthony <osm at inbox.org>:
>> > No, if you break copyright law you can be taken to court to make sure
>> > you
>> > don't break copyright law in the future.  If "break licenses", then,
>> > well,
>> > it depends on the license.  In the case of CC-BY-SA, if you breach the
>> > terms
>>
>> You are confusing contracts with licenses,
>
> A license is generally recognized as a type of contract.  In the case of
> CC-BY-SA and most free licenses, it would be a unilateral contract, but it's
> still a contract.

No, just like when you buy a CD you are receiving it under a license,
even if most rights are reserved, cc-by-sa gives you a lot more
rights/freedoms but it's still to do with copyright law.