On 22 February 2010 22:59, David Murn <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem is if someone doesnt like it, its easier to take OSM to > court than google. If they out-fund OSM in the legal stakes and won, > they could set precedent which they could use against larger mapping > groups like google.
You are assuming the EFF and/or others wouldn't take the case pro-bono. > Maybe Im just paranoid about the whole privacy and intellectual-property > deal, but Id rather play safe than sorry if adding data could > potentially open OSM up to any liability, as I believe all mappers > should be. If you have a legitimate concern about the legalness of any mapping activities you should talk about this on the legal list, mind you the opinions expressed have been completely unhelpful in the past. _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
