On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Joseph Gentle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The public domain will benefit OSM.
What incentive would anyone have to add datasets to OSM if it were PD? Surely it would be easier and less risky for them to keep their own work in a separate database and combine it with OSM later so they get a better map than everyone else, hence competitive advantage. Why would they bother to share their work unnecessarily? Sharealike at least rewards people who create free data, by allowing them access to more. At the very least it isn't structured to discourage* generation of free data In this case, it isn't the 'PD license' itself but copyright law which encourages selfish behaviour, and by pretending that nobody else cares about copyright, PD shows itself as naive. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
