Hi Steve Before this discussion goes off on a tangent, which version of CC-by are they currently using?
Simon Am 30.08.2015 um 17:14 schrieb Steve Bennett: > Hi all, > I've been trying to convince the state government of Victoria > (southeast Australia) to allow their VicMap raw data to be imported > into OSM. It's currently CC-BY, and they've told me they're happy in > principle for it to be used this way, but they're uncomfortable making > the recommended statement "DELWP has no objections to geodata derived > in part from Vicmap, either traced from Vicmap map products, or > directly from spatial extracts, being incorporated into the > OpenStreetMap project geodata database and released under a free and > open license". > > Specifically, they don't think ODbL is as "free and open" as CC-BY, > and they don't particularly want to make a one-off statement for OSM. > > >The only other requirement is not to apply legal terms or > technological measures that legally restrict others from doing > anything the license permits. If the ODbL is more restrictive than our > CC by Attribution this presents a problem for OSM, not for us. My > initial response is that we wouldn't want OSM to apply a more > restrictive license than ours, and in respect of the statement Steve > wants us to provide, DELWP doesn't want to get into creating one-off > variations for every potential user with a preference - Google, HERE, > etc. > ... > > >We believe the CC by Attribution appropriate to sufficiently and > equitably provide our data to all/anyone, and if Steve is concerned he > should take it up with OSM. I'll refer it to Legal (not ours, > DataVic's) if he wants to pursue it further. > > > It's all getting quite subtle and possibly out of my depth. I'm not > sure if the concern is a misunderstanding about the implications of > dual licensing, a philosophical objection to "free" licences that > impose share-alike restrictions like ODbL, or something different. > > I wonder if there are any expert licence negotiators here who might be > able to get involved in the discussion. > > Thanks very much, > Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > legal-talk mailing list > legal-talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
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