Anthony, I realise no analogy is perfect. In this case a problem is that if somebody "breaks into" the OSM data, he is not depriving the previous owners of it. And it is an "Open" street map after all - we're *inviting* people into the house!
By the way I'm not sure why "Copyright law is the big huge window sitting next to the locked door". If possible could you explain further or "just google it for me" or tell me where to find more info? Thanks, Brendan --Original Message Text--- From: Anthony Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:55:26 -0500 On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Tobias Knerr <o...@tobias-knerr.de> wrote: Brendan Morley wrote: > All for addressing, as far as I can tell, a theoretical problem, with no > real-world "exploits". I understand that actual exploits would make the problem more obvious, but I find the underlying logic questionable nevertheless. No one has broken into my house for 5 years now. Does this mean my door locks are secure? No, it might easily just mean that * most people are honest enough not break into my house * the stuff I have in here is not valuable enough * I was simply lucky Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean that the locks are insecure either, it's just that you need experts checking the locks to decide this. Unless you're living inside a bank vault, I highly doubt your locks are secure or that you'd be willing to pay to secure them. Especially not when they're sitting next to a big window that can probably be easily broken with a nice brick. Good analogy, actually. ODbL is the fancy million dollar lock (which is brand new and has been tested much less than your previous $50 one). Copyright law is the big huge window sitting next to the locked door.
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