Hi Joe,

Am 07.04.2017 um 19:17 schrieb [email protected]:
> Ok, so for those who haven’t googled me yet and figure it out.  I work for 
> Dakota County.

I have to apologize for my changeset comment on Monday.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/47788923
I overlooked the quoted statement above.

> So I talked to my boss today and he said we can be listed on the Contributors 
> page, but that I shouldn’t go beyond that with any additional wording that 
> may be misconstrued as legal language from our attorney.  This disclaimer 
> predates the free and open policy and we’ve heard from others that it might 
> be a tiny sticking point for some in the community.  It has been our intent 
> since the creation of the policy that anyone and everyone can use the data, 
> especially OSM.  

I see you are proceeding with the import. Although you wrote that you
work for the county I would prefer that the permission exists in writing
[1] before you continue with the import.

> Because of this conversation, I now get to write a new disclaimer as the old 
> one has become an issue.  It obviously was going to need it eventually.  So 
> if anyone has some suggestions on that, please send them my way so we can get 
> that through the attorney in the coming weeks and avoid and confusion moving 
> forward.  😉

Here is a suggestion:
> If the data of [organization] is integrated into the OpenStreetMap
> database, it is sufficient to attribute [organization] as a source in
> the long list of data sources. It is then not necessary  anymore that
> third parties who use OpenStreetMap data attribute [organization] as
> a source.

Best regards

Michael


[1] either as an email or as a scan of signed sheet of paper (uploaded
on the wiki) or as a statement on a website


PS Do you regularly have a look into the email inbox of your account
DCJoeS_dcmnbuildings? Even import accounts are expected to respond to
changeset comments. :-)

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