On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Rob Myers <r...@robmyers.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:43:04 -0400, Anthony <o...@inbox.org> wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Rob Myers <r...@robmyers.org> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:59:37 -0400, Anthony <o...@inbox.org> wrote: > >> > > >> > And what is it that's wrong with CC-BY-SA again? > >> > >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License_FAQ > > > > So, nothing that is solved by ODbL (an eloquently expressed nothing, of > > course). > > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License_FAQ#What.27s_wrong_with_the_current_licence.3F > > "The main problems that have come to light over time are: > > * The CC-BY-SA licence was not designed to apply to databases of > information and therefore has shortcomings when attempting to protect the > OSM data." > > ODbL protects against the database right and against contract law. > How? " * The method of giving attribution is somewhat impracticable for a > project with many thousands of contributors." > > The ODbL handles attribution differently from BY-SA 2.0 , allowing BY-SA > 2.5-style indirect or project attribution. > "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform a Derivative Work [...] under [...] a later version of this License with the same License Elements as this License" Upgrading from BY-SA 2.0 to BY-SA 2.5 is trivial. " * Limitations make it difficult or ambiguous for others to use OSM > data in a new work (eg mashups) " > > The ODbL codifies OSM's consensual haullucination that mash-ups are not > derivative works. ;-) > Personally I disagree with that hallucination. A mash-up is a derivative work. In fact, I'd say it's pretty much the quintessential example of the derivative work. So the ODbL *does* attempt to address the issues that have been identified > with BY-SA for OSM. I never said it didn't *try*.
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