Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-07 Thread Andrew Pon
Thanks to everybody for helping me with clarifying the license. To answer some of the questions that came up, we would be masking water bodies at the end of our processing chain, once we had already derived rates for all of the pixels. There are also a few other masking steps that would be run

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-07 Thread Kathleen Lu
Rory - I don't think you can, because the negative area is area with both no ground elevation/displacement and no water body. There would be no way to tell whether the negative area was water body data or simply no displacement. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:41 AM Rory McCann wrote: > On 07/06/18

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-07 Thread Rory McCann
On 07/06/18 00:44, Kathleen Lu wrote: The way I understand the use, the OSM data is used to identify areas that are to be discarded. Data in those areas are discarded. Thus, the OSM data is not kept either, and no OSM data in the final dataset. Thus, there is no derivative database containing

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-07 Thread Paul Norman
On 2018-06-07 12:19 AM, Christoph Hormann wrote: The idea that you can produce a data set using both OSM and non-OSM data in a meaningful way without there being either a collective or a derivative database seems fundamentally at odds with the basic concept of the ODbL. The only way this could

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-07 Thread Christoph Hormann
On Thursday 07 June 2018, althio wrote: > > I would then interpret the requirements as: > Use: Attribution is required. > Horizontal layers / Collective Database: Share Alike is not required. This is what i mentioned in my first reply with "If what you do is just masking the water areas in

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-07 Thread althio
I feel the most relevant guideline in the case of Andrew would be: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Community_Guidelines/Horizontal_Map_Layers_-_Guideline What they do: - using some OSM data of 1 Feature Type [large water bodies] - and producing data of another Feature Type [ground

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-07 Thread Christoph Hormann
On Thursday 07 June 2018, Kathleen Lu wrote: > The way I understand the use, the OSM data is used to identify areas > that are to be discarded. Data in those areas are discarded. Thus, > the OSM data is not kept either, and no OSM data in the final > dataset. Thus, there is no derivative database

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-06 Thread Kathleen Lu
The way I understand the use, the OSM data is used to identify areas that are to be discarded. Data in those areas are discarded. Thus, the OSM data is not kept either, and no OSM data in the final dataset. Thus, there is no derivative database containing OSM data. On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 3:36 PM

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-06 Thread Christoph Hormann
On Wednesday 06 June 2018, Andrew Pon wrote: > [...] > > Given that we are using open street maps to just remove pixels at an > early stage of processing, would we be able to just put a statement > in our written reports saying that open street maps was used in this > masking process, or would we

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-06 Thread Kathleen Lu
Hi Andy, In my opinion, your suggested attribution is sufficient. (Others are free to weigh in.) Best, Kathleen On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 10:46 AM Andrew Pon wrote: > Hello, > I am an employee with 3vGeomatics and we are interested in using open > street maps to help process our data, but were

[OSM-legal-talk] License clarification

2018-06-06 Thread Andrew Pon
Hello, I am an employee with 3vGeomatics and we are interested in using open street maps to help process our data, but were unsure of how to interpret the license restrictions. What we do is take satellite radar data and process it through a rather length chain in order to figure out where the

[OSM-legal-talk] License Infringement

2016-08-29 Thread Julio Costa Zambelli
Dear Guys, A local tracking company owner contacted us through the OSM Chile Facebook page today asking some questions about the ODbL license. As the conversation evolved at some point he mentioned a global tracking services provider called GPS-server.net. I went and checked their demo (

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license test

2015-09-23 Thread Tom Lee
This strikes me as a fair and useful framework. I'll take a crack at it, with geocodes-as-produced-works in mind: SPIRIT: Surely it's possible to avoid creating a sharealike backdoor by clarifying that geocodes become substantial only when combined to reverse engineer the map. HARM: The evidence

[OSM-legal-talk] license test

2015-09-23 Thread Steve Coast
A constructive way forward may be to set out some tests that should be met for any license change for any issue. Maybe this exists already and I missed it. I’d suggest three tests below, but maybe someone here has better ones. I’m not sure *who* should judge this. Maybe a vote of some kind.

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group news

2014-11-19 Thread Michael Collinson
Hi thanks to all for responding and in particular to the offers of help from Luis, Thomas and Diane. I use Luis' email below to give more detail about our activities. See in-line. It is also now my strong personal opinion that we should now engage a paid part-time General Counsel but that

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group news

2014-11-18 Thread Alex Barth
Mike - Thank you for all your work for OpenStreetMap as member and lead of the Licensing Working Group. I know it's not always fun and work that's often in the focus of heated debate. I've always admired your cool headedness and appreciated your practical advice. Thank you! Alex On Tue, Nov

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group news

2014-11-18 Thread Luis Villa
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Michael Collinson m...@ayeltd.biz wrote: I would also like to highlight that we also now welcome associate members who can help us occassionally or want to work on a specific topic that fires you up. This involves no specific formalities nor duties. Hi,

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group news

2014-11-18 Thread Paul Norman
On 11/18/2014 10:11 AM, Luis Villa wrote: On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Michael Collinson m...@ayeltd.biz mailto:m...@ayeltd.biz wrote: I would also like to highlight that we also now welcome associate members who can help us occassionally or want to work on a specific topic

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group news

2014-11-18 Thread Luis Villa
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Paul Norman penor...@mac.com wrote: On 11/18/2014 10:11 AM, Luis Villa wrote: On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Michael Collinson m...@ayeltd.biz wrote: I would also like to highlight that we also now welcome associate members who can help us

[OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group news

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Collinson
The License Working Group is undermanned and has only met twice this year, most recently on 28th October. [1] This is due in great part to my lack of time, enthusiasm and attention in calling meetings. I am therefore stepping down as below and welcome volunteers to join as full members and

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License review request: Sardinia ad-hoc authorization

2013-11-27 Thread Jonathan Harley
On 26/11/13 21:25, Jukka Rahkonen wrote: Jonathan Harley jon@... writes: On 23/11/13 10:45, Simone Cortesi wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Paul Norman penorman@... wrote: The mentions of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the document are confusing, as to my knowledge no one from the

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License review request: Sardinia ad-hoc authorization

2013-11-26 Thread Jonathan Harley
On 23/11/13 10:45, Simone Cortesi wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Paul Norman penor...@mac.com wrote: The mentions of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the document are confusing, as to my knowledge no one from the OSMF is involved in or a party to this agreement, but I don't think that

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License review request: Sardinia ad-hoc authorization

2013-11-26 Thread Jukka Rahkonen
Jonathan Harley jon@... writes: On 23/11/13 10:45, Simone Cortesi wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Paul Norman penorman@... wrote: The mentions of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the document are confusing, as to my knowledge no one from the OSMF is involved in or a party to

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License / Copyright - OSM data for commercial use artistic map

2013-10-22 Thread Paul Norman
to release the software they’re using to render the map, to display it in such a weird way, or to release their cartography. From: Beri Dániel [mailto:daniel.b...@evk.hu] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 3:25 AM To: Jonathan Harley Cc: legal-talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License / Copyright - OSM data for commercial use artistic map

2013-10-21 Thread Jonathan Harley
On 19/10/13 11:11, Beri Dániel wrote: Dear All, I would like you to have a look at my question I posted in the OSM forum yesterday. It is not an urgent matter, I'm duplicating it here as well because I would like to avoid any mistreatment of the OSM licenses. Below you can read my post

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License / Copyright - OSM data for commercial use artistic map

2013-10-21 Thread Beri Dániel
Hi Jonathan! Thank you very much for clearing things up, and explaining the difference between the treatment of data sets and other things I would put on the map. The treatment of OSM *data*, and the alteration of it is fine, understood, and obviuosly I can live with it. Although, the

[OSM-legal-talk] License / Copyright - OSM data for commercial use artistic map

2013-10-19 Thread Beri Dániel
Dear All, I would like you to have a look at my question I posted in the OSM forum yesterday. It is not an urgent matter, I'm duplicating it here as well because I would like to avoid any mistreatment of the OSM licenses. Below you can read my post from the forum, or just simply have a look at

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-04 Thread Erik Johansson
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Jonathan Harley j...@spiffymap.net wrote: On 02/03/13 16:17, Erik Johansson wrote: On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Jonathan Harley j...@spiffymap.net wrote: So - *must* you make your database of user-sourced geodata available to the OSM community? I answer

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-04 Thread Tadeusz Knapik
Hello, Personally, I think this does leave a loophole where you could reverse engineer OSM's data from imagery, but as I said at the time, I'm not worried about it because so much accuracy would be lost. In any case, Technically, it is possible to export in a format where accuracy is 100%

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-04 Thread Simon Poole
Am 04.03.2013 11:29, schrieb Tadeusz Knapik: How come? ODbL doesn't enforce PW's license - if Produced Work is licenced Public Domain, how do you reach somebody who used this PD Produced Work to credit OSM? Sincerely, This is patently wrong, see ODbL 1.0 paragraph 4.3

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-04 Thread Jonathan Harley
On 04/03/13 11:53, Pieren wrote: On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Jonathan Harley j...@spiffymap.net wrote: Personally, I think this does leave a loophole where you could reverse engineer OSM's data from imagery, but as I said at the time, I'm not worried about it because so much accuracy

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-04 Thread Simon Poole
Am 04.03.2013 13:39, schrieb Jonathan Harley: On 04/03/13 11:53, Pieren wrote: On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Jonathan Harley j...@spiffymap.net wrote: Personally, I think this does leave a loophole where you could reverse engineer OSM's data from imagery, but as I said at the time, I'm

[OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-04 Thread Olov McKie
Hello All! Again thank you for all your feedback. Unfortunately after the feedback that I have gotten so far on my initial 4 use-cases, and the 4 extra sub-use-cases I added later, I still do not know for sure if the use-cases I presented would trigger the ODbL share alike clause or not. My

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-04 Thread Olov McKie
Hello All! Forgive me for the previous unfinished version of this mail, here is the complete version. Again thank you for all your feedback. Unfortunately after the feedback that I have gotten so far on my initial 4 use-cases, and the 4 extra sub-use-cases I added later, I still do not know

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-01 Thread Jonathan Harley
On 28/02/13 14:58, Olov McKie wrote: Hello All! Hi Olov, I'll give this a go. My answers are a long way down because I think cases 1-3 are all essentially the same: First off, thank you for the feedback I have gotten so far! I had an idea about what answers I would get on my questions,

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-01 Thread Alex Barth
On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Paul Norman penor...@mac.com wrote: The fact that you can’t mix OSM + proprietary data and then distribute it as some kind of “OSM but better” without releasing the proprietary data is a feature of share-alike licenses, not a bug. Not every feature is a good

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-01 Thread Rob Myers
On Fri, 1 Mar 2013 10:36:48 -0500, Alex Barth wrote: On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Paul Norman wrote: The fact that you can’t mix OSM + proprietary data and then distribute it as some kind of “OSM but better” without releasing the proprietary data is a feature of share-alike licenses,

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-03-01 Thread Rob Myers
On Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:53:44 +0100 (CET), Olov McKie wrote: As I understand our license change, it can be described as this: (Please correct me if I am wrong) All objects that had an edit history where someone not willing to change the license (decliner) had edited anything was reverted back

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Jean-Marc Liotier
On 02/28/2013 05:54 AM, Jake Wasserman wrote: I'm a little confused. The way I interpret your comment, merely storing ODbL and non-ODbL data in the same database triggers share alike. But on the use cases wiki page (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/License/Use_Cases), Case 4 says: 'It

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Jonathan Harley
On 28/02/13 08:04, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote: On 02/28/2013 05:54 AM, Jake Wasserman wrote: I'm a little confused. The way I interpret your comment, merely storing ODbL and non-ODbL data in the same database triggers share alike. But on the use cases wiki page

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Simon Poole
-- View this message in context: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/OSM-legal-talk-License-question-user-clicking-on-map-tp5750253p5751314.html Sent from the Legal Talk mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Olov McKie
Hello All! First off, thank you for the feedback I have gotten so far! I had an idea about what answers I would get on my questions, but some of your answers were not what I expected, so let me reason a bit about each case and I would love your feedback on my reasoning. Please also look on

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Eugene Alvin Villar
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Olov McKie o...@mckie.se wrote: 1. If we present an OSM map to the user let them click on the map and use the coordinates they clicked on as part of the meta-data for a place in our application, will the resulting database be considered a derived database?

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Alex Barth
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:54 PM, Jake Wasserman jwasser...@gmail.comwrote: 'It makes no difference whether you store the data sets separately, or together in the same database software, whether that is a RDBMS, NOSQL, filesystem or anything else. So long as the other data isn't derived from

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Rob Myers
On 28/02/13 00:17, Frederik Ramm wrote: As I said in my opening paragraph, the share-alike license never prohibits you from doing something with the data; it just prohibits you from prohibiting stuff! 3 - Rob. ___ legal-talk mailing list

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Tobias Knerr
On 28.02.2013 01:17, Frederik Ramm wrote: Just to make this one point clear: What you *can* do with the data is pretty clear and pretty easy. This is not really true. At the core of the ODbL is the idea that produced works and derivative databases should be treated differently, and that

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Rob Myers
On 27/02/13 20:24, Marc Regan wrote: I'm also going to add we should do away with share alike in the mid term. It's just complicated and hurting OSM. Case in point: example at hand. +1. If you want to do anything with OSM data besides make map tiles, the cloud of uncertainty around what you can

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Rob Myers
On 27/02/13 21:19, Rob wrote: Rather than share-alike I would like to share-what-I-like but that is not an option. And I'd like you to make me a sandwich. - Rob. ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Rob Myers
On 28/02/13 23:45, Tobias Knerr wrote: It also _forces_ you to prohibit stuff, by requiring ODbL for derivative databases. That doesn't prohibit anything. You can make derivative databases. You just can't prohibit people from using them freely. - Rob.

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Svavar Kjarrval
It would prohibit me from using the CC0 license if I use any data with a ODbL license to create a derived database. - Svavar Kjarrval On 28/02/13 23:49, Rob Myers wrote: On 28/02/13 23:45, Tobias Knerr wrote: It also _forces_ you to prohibit stuff, by requiring ODbL for derivative databases.

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Alex Barth
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: I think that the OSM community is already very open towards commercial use; This is bigger than just commercial use. The ODbL is an obstacle to contribute to OSM for anyone - business or not - who is bound by the

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-28 Thread Paul Norman
legal discussions. Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: I think that the OSM community is already very open towards commercial use; This is bigger than just commercial use. The ODbL

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Alex Barth
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote: My understanding is you are saying I would like it to be this way, but at the moment it is not. Correct? Correct. ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Alex Barth
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote: My understanding is you are saying I would like it to be this way, but at the moment it is not. Correct? Actually to be more specific: I'm saying I would like geocoding-like use cases to be clarified, at the moment it is

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Marc Regan
I'm also going to add we should do away with share alike in the mid term. It's just complicated and hurting OSM. Case in point: example at hand. +1. If you want to do anything with OSM data besides make map tiles, the cloud of uncertainty around what you can and can't do with the data is

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Mikel Maron
: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map +1 +1 +1 Would love to use OSM data to create a tile server for a project I have in the works but the share-alike clause has stopped me from moving forward with OSM.  Rather than share-alike I

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Richard Fairhurst
.n5.nabble.com/OSM-legal-talk-License-question-user-clicking-on-map-tp5750253p5751314.html Sent from the Legal Talk mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Rob
in context: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/OSM-legal-talk-License-question-user-clicking-on-map-tp5750253p5751314.html Sent from the Legal Talk mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Alex Barth
or mobile app becomes fair game once OSM data is used. What? No. No, that isn't true. I'm no fan of share-alike but that is trivially disprovable. Richard -- View this message in context: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/OSM-legal-talk-License-question-user-clicking-on-map

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 27.02.2013 21:24, Marc Regan wrote: +1. If you want to do anything with OSM data besides make map tiles, the cloud of uncertainty around what you can and can't do with the data is pretty terrifying. Just to make this one point clear: What you *can* do with the data is pretty clear

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Jake Wasserman
disprovable. Richard -- View this message in context: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/OSM-legal-talk-License-question-user-clicking-on-map-tp5750253p5751314.html Sent from the Legal Talk mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ legal

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-24 Thread Erik Johansson
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Olov McKie o...@mckie.se wrote: Hej Erik! Would you please consider reading my mail one more time, and clarify your answers, because I do not understand what you are trying to say. No where in my mail did I say anything about using Google maps or their API,

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-22 Thread Erik Johansson
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Olov McKie o...@mckie.se wrote: I work for a library where we are building a new version of an application to handle all sort of collections, for example books, letters, images, music sheets, etc. The application will store metadata and digitalized versions

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-22 Thread Olov McKie
Hej Erik! Would you please consider reading my mail one more time, and clarify your answers, because I do not understand what you are trying to say. No where in my mail did I say anything about using Google maps or their API, yet for the two usecases you have answered about are you talking

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-22 Thread Kate Chapman
Hi Alex, You might want to clarify because your email is a bit confusing. My understanding is you are saying I would like it to be this way, but at the moment it is not. Correct? Yes it is important to clarify the share alike clause, but I think also important not to confuse people asking how

[OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-21 Thread Olov McKie
Hello all! I have a few usecases for OSM where I do not know if I can use it or not. I work for a library where we are building a new version of an application to handle all sort of collections, for example books, letters, images, music sheets, etc. The application will store metadata and

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-21 Thread Alex Barth
I think all of these use cases should be ok and we should adjust the community guide lines to clarify that ODbL's share alike clause shouldn't kick in here. On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Olov McKie o...@mckie.se wrote: Hello all! I have a few usecases for OSM where I do not know if I can

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group 2013

2013-01-22 Thread Jeff Meyer
Would this be an appropriate forum to discuss whether or own slippy map requires our own copyright mark? The response to this question in a separate thread on this list has been vague and non-definitive. Thanks, Jeff On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 6:37 AM, Michael Collinson m...@ayeltd.biz wrote:

[OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group 2013

2013-01-18 Thread Michael Collinson
The LWG will hold its first post-license change meeting provisionally Tuesday 22nd January at 18:00 GMT/UTC. I would like to draw your attention to the following: We'll be discussing our future role and any input on that, preferably to this list, is most welcome. We've started putting

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group 2013

2013-01-18 Thread MJ Ray
Michael Collinson m...@ayeltd.biz We'll be discussing our future role and any input on that, preferably to this list, is most welcome. We've started putting together a remit document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D3KwSM_BO7KkcbVADQVVn7eFwkD-RNauMwidhhlVPsI/pub I'm not quite

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group 2013

2013-01-18 Thread Simon Poole
Phone currently. Am 18.01.2013 20:04, schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer: 2013/1/18 Michael Collinson m...@ayeltd.biz: The LWG will hold its first post-license change meeting provisionally Tuesday 22nd January at 18:00 GMT/UTC. are you meeting on IRC or is this a telephone conference? cheers,

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group 2013

2013-01-18 Thread Alex Barth
I love the outline you posted and the intention to clarify ODbL and promote open geo data more actively. I will get in touch to join the meeting. Alex On Jan 18, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Michael Collinson m...@ayeltd.biz wrote: The LWG will hold its first post-license change meeting provisionally

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License Working Group 2013

2013-01-18 Thread Kate Chapman
Hi Michael, The meeting time is 1am in Jakarta and even later in other parts of Asia (though I think you are in the Philippines at the moment and are well aware). Anyway, are there plans to rotate the meeting at some point? I often perform advocacy within governments and the United Nations and

[OSM-legal-talk] License question: odbl use case

2012-07-24 Thread Juergen Kurzmann
Hi, with your help, I'll try to answer my own question posted (in full length) here: http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/14449/license-question-odbl-use-case I'd first like to mention that my customers, by now, are actively contributing to OSM and we absolutely want to stick to this spirit

[OSM-legal-talk] License violations if switching to ODbL

2012-03-26 Thread Lobelt
Hello, as the OSMF is determined to change the license in the next days, I inform you that several mappers in my former mapping-aereas have copied CC-by-SA lizensed material. Besides the question wheter this is allowed after accepting the new CTs or not, if this stuff is released by the OSMF

[OSM-legal-talk] License Change and Object History

2011-10-08 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, I wonder if anyone - LWG or otherwise - has spent some thought about the following. When we finally execute the license change, many obejcts will remain unchanged, but some will have to change or even be removed. Also, there are many objects that have been deleted long ago which are

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-10 Thread Erik Johansson
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:55 PM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 July 2011 21:49, Andreas Perstinger andreas.perstin...@gmx.net wrote: But that doesn't mean that their content won't show up in a future ODBL

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-09 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-08 16:14, Anthony wrote: You're all missing the point, though. My contention is not that OSM is a database of non-geographical facts (*). My contention is that it consists of the *expression* of facts. Just do be sure that I don't misunderstand you again: This way: way

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-09 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-09 18:02, Anthony wrote: On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Andreas Perstinger This way: way id=115031489 timestamp=2011-05-26T23:47:10Z uid=74617 user=JohnSmith visible=true version=1 changeset=8258292 nd ref=1300468480/ nd ref=1301344689/ nd ref=1301344690/ and one of the

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-09 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
So there won't be a problem if on day X the version of John Smith will be removed from the database and on day X+2 I would enter one of the versions I've shown, right? Right, under the assumption both cannot be copyrighted, not even under OdBL, being *fact*. If they *are* copyrighted, no you

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-08 01:43, Anthony wrote: The idea that the OSM database just reproduces geographical facts is, quite frankly, laughable. I would like to join the laughter so please show me an example of a non-geographical fact in the database. Bye, Andreas

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread Maarten Deen
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:59:26 +0200, Andreas Perstinger wrote: On 2011-07-08 01:43, Anthony wrote: The idea that the OSM database just reproduces geographical facts is, quite frankly, laughable. I would like to join the laughter so please show me an example of a non-geographical fact in the

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread Simon Poole
Geo-referenced facts? And, all of your examples other even less potential to be a protected work than your typical way. Simon Am 08.07.2011 09:10, schrieb Maarten Deen: On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:59:26 +0200, Andreas Perstinger wrote: On 2011-07-08 01:43, Anthony wrote: The idea that the OSM

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread Richard Fairhurst
tags. The one major exception in the OSM database is administrative boundaries. cheers Richard [1] ok, and also the fact I get shouted at when I cycle up it the wrong way -- View this message in context: http://gis.638310.n2.nabble.com/OSM-legal-talk-license-change-effect-on-un-tagged-nodes

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-08 09:10, Maarten Deen wrote: On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:59:26 +0200, Andreas Perstinger wrote: On 2011-07-08 01:43, Anthony wrote: The idea that the OSM database just reproduces geographical facts is, quite frankly, laughable. I would like to join the laughter so please show me

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread Maarten Deen
On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 02:18:46 -0700 (PDT), Richard Fairhurst wrote: Maarten Deen wrote: Turn restrictions, maximum speeds, oneway streets, even the value of the highway tag is not a geographical fact. Sure they are. If I walk about 20 yards from my front door, there's a no entry sign at a

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread Rob Myers
On 08/07/11 10:31, Maarten Deen wrote: IMHO that's stretching the geographic bit very far. Sure, the fact that there is a sign is a geographic fact, but the fact that that signifies something for the road or object that's there is just convention. And highway value is certainly not

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 02:18:46 -0700 (PDT), Richard Fairhurst wrote: Maarten Deen wrote: Turn restrictions, maximum speeds, oneway streets, even the value of the highway tag is not a geographical fact. Sure they are. If I walk about 20 yards from my front door, there's a no entry sign at a

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-08 Thread Rob Myers
On 08/07/11 13:14, ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen wrote: And highway value is certainly not geographic. There is nothing about the location or presence of a road that makes it motorway or tertiary. That is only because it is designated as such. That designation can change

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-06 23:31, John Smith wrote: On 7 July 2011 07:25, Andreas Perstingerandreas.perstin...@gmx.net wrote: No, I just wanted to show you that you can't really tell if someone retraces a removed way by looking at an aerial imagery, by looking at the current OSM map or by just moving

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread John Smith
On 7 July 2011 16:16, Andreas Perstinger andreas.perstin...@gmx.net wrote: That's why I prefer PD because I believe there is no protection and so why bother about licenses at all? Wouldn't it be great if we could all wish away inconvenient laws like that, however morality often drives laws and

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-07 08:24, John Smith wrote: On 7 July 2011 16:16, Andreas Perstingerandreas.perstin...@gmx.net wrote: That's why I prefer PD because I believe there is no protection and so why bother about licenses at all? Wouldn't it be great if we could all wish away inconvenient laws like

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread Frederik Ramm
Simon, Andreas, all, when discussing these things with the person who goes by the pseudonym of John Smith, keep in mind that he is spending a lot of time building/supporting an OpenStreetMap fork. The forkers, as I like to call them, are driven by all kinds of motivations, the most

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread John Smith
On 7 July 2011 16:58, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: While they started out wishing OSM to suffer the least possible damage, their ego now forces them to demand the most rigid - even absurd - data deletion policies for the license change lest they look like idiots for starting a fork

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread Simon Poole
Frederik, I'm fully aware of JS motives and tactics and normally avoid getting sucked in to his endless threads. But it was 2 am and I was just finishing tax returns and associated book keeping. John Smith is a tiny bit more entertaining than that and I needed a short break :-) Simon Am

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread 80n
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: Simon, Andreas, all, when discussing these things with the person who goes by the pseudonym of John Smith, keep in mind that he is spending a lot of time building/supporting an OpenStreetMap fork. The forkers, as

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
cetest @ fosm.org Van: 80n [mailto:80n...@gmail.com] Verzonden: Thursday, July 07, 2011 9:36 AM Aan: Licensing and other legal discussions. Onderwerp: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: Simon

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-07 08:58, Frederik Ramm wrote: when discussing these things with the person who goes by the pseudonym of John Smith, keep in mind that he is spending a lot of time building/supporting an OpenStreetMap fork. I know who John Smith and his fellows are and I even read their

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-07 08:39, Anthony wrote: On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Andreas Perstinger No (see above). But I think it's more a question of morality and adhering to community guidelines. Legally I don't see any problems using informations from any map (or aerial imagery). But using

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] license change effect on un-tagged nodes

2011-07-07 Thread Andreas Perstinger
On 2011-07-07 09:35, 80n wrote: Data loss is your problem not ours. I see people doing thought experiments about how they can get around the wishes of contributors who have, in good faith, provided their content under the CC license. Those people who have not agreed to the CT have not

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