On 29 July 2013 19:47, Rob Nickerson <[email protected]> wrote: > Bottom line = Feel free to use OS OpenData for OSM mapping :-D
Er, No. Assuming that you're referring to general material under the OS OpenData Licence (which is what the rest of the emails were about), then I don't know how you've managed to draw that conclusion. OSM takes a conservative line on copyright and licensing issues related to source data. As long as OS owns IP in the data and claims that its OS OpenData Licence is incompatible with ODbL, we should not make use of such data without separate explicit permission from the copyright holders. The only instance I'm aware of for this is for the specific "OS OpenData" datasets listed at http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/os-opendata.html (with the exception of CodePoint Open). The ODUG is only an advisory body producing suggestions and reports for Government. Even if it was a Government body with the ability to set policy, it has only published its view on how things should work, rather than saying that the OS OpenData Licence as it stands is compatible with ODbL. And even if that were the case, it would appear that OS is currently able to choose its own license, and therefore should have some sway in determining how it's to be interpreted. While the work of the ODUG is very encouraging, and is likely to have influence where it matters, I'm afraid we're not there yet. For the time being, we cannot regard the OS OpenData Licence as sufficient to allow data to be used in OSM. That is likely to remain the case until OS bows to the pressure and either amends their licence, or their interpretation of it. So the bottom line at the moment is that the datasets listed at http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/os-opendata.html (with the exception of CodePoint Open) are OK to use, while anything else under the OS OpenData Licence is not (unless you get separate permission from all the rights holders). But hopefully things will change in the near future... Robert. -- Robert Whittaker _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
