On 28 May 2012 21:42, ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
g.grem...@cetest.nl wrote:
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Why is there no tool for checking on copy paste copyright infringement…
Copying and pasting is not a copyright infringement. The Contributor
Terms don't require that the data inserted into the database be
compatible with ODbL -- only the current licensing terms, which still
means CC-By-SA. Otherwise many many normal edits would also
constitute an infringement.
The infringement will occur if the OSM Foundation decides to publish
the database under the ODbL based on the CT-acceptance.
The problem has been discussed many times on the legal-talk@ list,
most of the times with the same conclusion, including opinions by a
copyright lawyer. The LWG hasn't reacted as far as I've seen.
Neither has any recent part of the license change process been legally
reviewed, as far as I know again.
Cheers
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