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

[Anthony]

On Apr 18, 2011 9:30 AM, "Grant Slater" <openstreetmap at firefishy.com> wrote:
> On 18 April 2011 05:05, Russ Nelson <nelson at crynwr.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>
> DRM.

When has DRM ever stopped anyone from anything?

Sans copyright protection, it only takes one person to crack the DRM and
release the files for free on the Internet.
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