Re: [OSM-legal-talk] local copyright law on government data and OSM license

2020-07-15 Thread Kathleen Lu via legal-talk
A few thoughts: I'd want to talk to a Philippine lawyer, because frankly, these two sentences seem to contradict each other: *No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall

[OSM-legal-talk] local copyright law on government data and OSM license

2020-07-15 Thread Erwin Olario
Recently, some edits in the country came to the attention of the community and have been found to be derived from government data. Volunteers in the community, after advising the DWG of the process and action plan, are undertaking the rollback of affected edits. In our community, the current