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

M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdreist at gmail.com
Mon Mar 21 12:56:54 GMT 2011


2011/3/21 Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org>:
> Russ Nelson wrote:
>> Gert, as long as OSM is copyrighted, the OSMF will need to be in the
>> business of suing OSMers.
>
> Certainly not under CC-BY-SA where OSMF has no legal basis for suing anyone
> (because even if OSM is copyrighted, OSMF is not the copyright holder nor
> has OSMF been formally asked to sue on their behalf by the copyright
> owners). - It *might* be different under ODbL but even if OSMF had a legal
> basis to sue somebody,


we already have ODbL / CT for everybody who agreed to the license
change or signed up newly in the last months. For all this data OSMF
already is copyright holder.


cheers,
Martin



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