[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap License Change Phase 3 Pre-Announcement

[Russ Nelson]

Frederik Ramm writes:
 > No. To get access to (at least TeleAtlas's or Navteq's) data you will 
 > have to sign an agreement that binds you to much more than just plain 
 > copyright.

Did you sign an agreement to use your personal navigation device?
Almost certainly not. So what's to stop you from reverse-engineering
the data files, and publishing them?

Copyright.

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