On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Simon Poole <si...@poole.ch> wrote: > This is, IMHO, not a problem specific to the OGL. > > In general I have yet to see any licence or agreement to include data in > OSM, that actually states that the licensor has all the necessary rights > to licence the data on the terms presented and holds the licensee (us) > harmless for any damages arising out of not having those rights. >
That's pretty standard in open licenses of all flavors— e.g., in GPL a third party might have patents; in CC someone might have personality rights. (And realistically it is common in traditional/proprietary licenses as well, but in those cases, you may be able to negotiate better terms depending on the situation.) OSMF could, of course, negotiate further assurances outside of OGL with specific data providers if there was a particular concern. Luis -- Luis Villa Deputy General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 *This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.*
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