[OSM-talk] #AttributionIsNotOptional experiment on OSM France tile servers

[Simon Poole]

Am 12.03.2020 um 15:56 schrieb Pierre Béland:
> Mar. 12 2020 10 h 43 min  UTC−4, Simon Poole wrote :
>
> >     To use a completely different example: assume that you purchase
> a TV set paid by monthly instalments and you     default on them. In
> civilised countries that doesn't give the seller the right to break in
> to your apartment and     repossess the TV, they don't get to cut off
> electricity to the flat and they don't get the right to stick big
> notices on     your doors. The seller needs to utilize the  whatever
> tools are provided by the legal system, totally regardless off     how
> upset they are and how righteous they might feel about their actions.
> Simon
>
> An other example
> Let say we produce bricks standing outside of the shop.  Since too
> many are stolen, we use a trick to make the bricks flashing with a
> message when they get in inappropriate hands. Can somebody sue us
> because their house is flashing with message about where the bricks
> come from ?

Breach of a contract is not the same as stealing goods*, but depending
on legislation you could very well get sued for disclosing the alleged
criminals name.

Simon

* in IP legislation things are not quite so clear but that is really
going too far now.

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