[OSM-talk] A reliable process for handling OSM license violations

[Russ Nelson]

Gert, as long as OSM is copyrighted, the OSMF will need to be in the
business of suing OSMers. If you don't like the idea that the OSMF
should come after a fellow mapper, why, then, welcome to the group of us
who believe that OSM should be in the public domain.
-russ

ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen writes:
 > Stop this nonsense. OSM is about mapping, not about enforcement
 > of licenses.  Take your GPS and go outside. Or do some useful
 > mapping or japan of libya. Stop hustling the community about
 > this kind of trivialities. We are NOT commercial, and there is no
 > money involved !! Nothing to lose but our time! 
 > 
 > Hall of Shame : 
 > 
 > Gert Gremmen
 > 
 > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
 > Van: Michael Collinson [mailto:mike at ayeltd.biz] 
 > Verzonden: zondag 20 maart 2011 18:49
 > Aan: OSM talk
 > Onderwerp: [OSM-talk] A reliable process for handling OSM license
 > violations
 > 
 > There are now at least 1 to 2 reports every month of folks not giving us
 > 
 > proper CC-BY-SA attribution.  These are mostly websites but include 
 > poster advertising, a TV advertisement and a TV show.
 > 
 > We need a reliable process for dealing with these.
 > 
 > Currently, the License Working Group has been doing some work but it 
 > feels that it is not dealing with the issues adequately and some issues 
 > not at all.
 > 
 > What should we do?
 > 
 > Here's a run down of what happens at the moment:
 > 
 > - At the very minimum, there should be a public record of alleged 
 > violations to show that these things do not pass un-noticed and to 
 > provide a central point for collating frequency and the nature of the 
 > problem.  So far, if the LWG hears a report, we document the basics in a
 > 
 > "Hall of Shame" section of our weekly meeting minutes, 
 > http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Group_Minutes
 > 
 > - A member of the OSMF board or LWG  takes up the particular issue. This
 > 
 > depends very much on personal enthusiasm. It requires initial tact - 
 > most instances are neglect/cannot be bothered rather than purely wilful.
 > 
 > It requires persistance and follow-up,  - we generally get an "oh we 
 > will fix it immediately" ... and then they don't. It requires careful 
 > coordination within the OSM/OSMF community to provide a united front. It
 > 
 > may require research - for example, how exactly should a TV ad provide a
 > 
 > CC-BY-SA attribution? And lastly, future cases may involve bumping up to
 > 
 > formal legal help and legal action.  Not easy for one person to do.
 > 
 > 
 > Mike
 > OSM Foundation License Working Group
 > 
 > 
 > 
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