Re: [OSM-legal-talk] OS Opendata amp; the new license

2010-10-01 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:37:14 +0200 Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: I don't know how long you have been following the process, but the vote is long past. Members of the OSMF have had such a vote last year and agreed to go ahead with the new license. The switch to ODbL is already

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] OS Opendata amp; the new license

2010-10-01 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:01:12 +0100 Rob Myers r...@robmyers.org wrote: On 10/01/2010 10:38 AM, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: I ask once more from where did OSMF get a mandate to change the licence? The vote. OSMF is a small set of persons and is not representative of OSM as a community

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] OS Opendata the new license

2010-10-01 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 03:57:44 -0700 (PDT) Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: I ask once more from where did OSMF get a mandate to change the licence? It doesn't. That's why it's asking the rights-holders to change the licence for the data which they've contributed[1]. I agree

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] OS Opendata the new license

2010-10-01 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 05:43:31 -0700 (PDT) Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: I realise Liz has already posted elsewhere that she's aiming to be disruptive, but I hadn't realised that it was some form of sub-4chan concerted trolling expedition. As the choices offered by some people

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] In what direction should OSM go?

2010-09-29 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
This belongs back on talk with a new header. OSM states that it is a free map, free to edit and free to use Whether the database should contain imported stuff, traced stuff, or only personally surveyed stuff is a very big issue and any intent now to alter the basic rules of inputting should be

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Natural person in CT 3

2010-09-20 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:10:59 -0400 Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: CTs are per account. Active Contributors are per person. http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License/Contributor_Terms_FAQ a last minute explanatory add-on initially CTs were per person now the rules slide and change

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] UK Public Rights of Way

2009-09-17 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 18 Sep 2009, Tom Hughes wrote: Yes, the council will be sending the data they create describing the routes of paths to the OS but they will also be using OS data when creating that description - if a path goes from the junction of two roads to the corner of a field then they will

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Non-existant streets

2009-08-12 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009, Vincent MEURISSE wrote: If you really need such a tool, copy the software used by openstreetbug, put it on your server and then you can have annotations on the map. thanks Vincent that could well be a workable solution ___

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Privacy and Terms

2009-07-03 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 3 Jul 2009, Ulf Möller wrote: It doesn't. It's just that during a review of the proposed license, a lawyer pointed out that it is good practice to have terms of use for the website. That recommendation would still stand if we chose not to change the license. I can't really comprehend

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Privacy and Terms

2009-07-03 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 3 Jul 2009, Francis Davey wrote: Put the lawyer back in the cage. Be nice 8-). This isn't (as far as I can see) about lawyers being unreasonable. I just get the impression that some people have had so much to do with lawyers while trying to get the database licence organised that

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Privacy and Terms

2009-06-26 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 26 Jun 2009, Richard Fairhurst wrote: Do you wear a helmet when you ride a bicycle? Accidents resulting in TBI are very uncommon, but their consequences are very high and a helmet will protect you from many of those consequences. Fantastic. We have now found the one OSM-related

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] LINZ Data under Creative Commons 3.0

2009-06-14 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009, Jochen Topf wrote: On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 08:13:41PM +1200, Andrew Simpson wrote: The licence is Creative Commons 3.0 and is clearly shown on the web page. There is no mention of 'what' and 'how' the required credit should be attributed. And on the same web page it

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] OGC Geospatial Rights Management Summit

2009-06-09 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Frederik Ramm wrote: Hi, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: Facts are Facts and can't be Copyrighted ... which ist not exactly the position that OSM is taking on this matter; in fact, with ODBL we go to great lengths to ensure that even if our facts should not be copyrightable we

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] OGC Geospatial Rights Management Summit

2009-06-08 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, SteveC wrote: I could in theory make it, and I even considered it for about 10 seconds... but I couldn't think what I'd get out of it other than frustration. DRM for maps, sorry GeoDRM... what can you say but FAIL ? Best Steve Trouble is, these people continue