Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-26 Thread Andy Allan
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Peter Miller peter.mil...@itoworld.com wrote: Technical - Tile serving, API restrictions Servers I am still not clear that there is a need for API restrictions and what reduction in bandwidth costs would result. What are the predicted costs of continuing the

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-26 Thread Rob Myers
MJ Ray wrote: As I understand it, once the trademark registration is confirmed (no matter who to), unauthorised commercial use of the mark becomes a criminal act punishable by unlimited fines and up to 10 years prison. Has a written license been granted, or are you expecting people not to

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-26 Thread MJ Ray
Rob Myers r...@robmyers.org wrote: MJ Ray wrote: As I understand it, once the trademark registration is confirmed (no matter who to), unauthorised commercial use of the mark becomes a criminal act punishable by unlimited fines and up to 10 years prison. Has a written license been granted,

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-25 Thread Peter Miller
On 25 Jan 2009, at 12:12, SteveC wrote: On 24 Jan 2009, at 21:09, Peter Miller wrote: Depending upon the precise circumstances this duty not to accept benefits could be relevant in the case of the Foundation. Presumably Steve Coast Will receive some form of benefit from his other company

[OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-24 Thread Peter Miller
Comments on the minutes of the 23rd Dec board meeting It is good that the minutes are now posted. I was however disappointed to get them the day of the next meeting and a month after the meeting in question. It is good to see that the November minutes have been approved. Sub-working

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-24 Thread Dair Grant
Peter Miller wrote: Is there not a large potential conflict of interest between SteveC in relation to his driving this change within the Foundation and also being a director of a company that could well benefit from the OSM project not offering a full set of services? I don't know, but I

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-24 Thread Peter Miller
On 24 Jan 2009, at 13:11, Dair Grant wrote: Peter Miller wrote: Is there not a large potential conflict of interest between SteveC in relation to his driving this change within the Foundation and also being a director of a company that could well benefit from the OSM project not

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-24 Thread Liz
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009, Dair Grant wrote: You argue that anyone with a commercial interest in OSM (e.g., me) who's listed on the {{PD-user}} page (me again) has a potential conflict of interest. That's the way Australian law works. If I am on a Board (which I am) and some other aspect of my life,

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-24 Thread Grant Slater
Liz wrote: On Sun, 25 Jan 2009, Dair Grant wrote: You argue that anyone with a commercial interest in OSM (e.g., me) who's listed on the {{PD-user}} page (me again) has a potential conflict of interest. That's the way Australian law works. If I am on a Board (which I am) and some

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] 23rd Dec board meeting

2009-01-24 Thread Peter Miller
On 24 Jan 2009, at 20:26, Grant Slater wrote: Liz wrote: On Sun, 25 Jan 2009, Dair Grant wrote: You argue that anyone with a commercial interest in OSM (e.g., me) who's listed on the {{PD-user}} page (me again) has a potential conflict of interest. That's the way Australian law