[OSM-talk] Unsetting CT flag

[John Smith]

On 6 December 2010 23:55, Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com> wrote:
> This should really be taking place on the legal list but nonetheless:
>
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>  So, this is awkward. According to my profile, I've "agreed to the
>> new Contributor Terms". I have no recollection of having done so, and
>> obviously I don't want to agree to them while they're incompatible
>> with Nearmap.
>
> If Nearmap is CC-BY-SA, they're compatible now.
>
> In other words, Steve, I think it was your talk I went to at SoTM,
> regarding rendering. If it was, you seem like a nice guy. Please don't
> make more trouble for OSM- if you don't like the CT, then just stop
> contributing.

The problem is by agreeing to the CT Steve has breached his contract
with Nearmap, which in turn is a breach of CT terms so legally he had
no right to agree to the CTs in the first place.