>> I really want to be able to click 'Agree' and 'make it PD' but section >> 1 worries me as it states that I "agree to only add Contents for which >> [I am] the copyright holder". This seems to preclude me being able to >> add any data I've imported from an outside source (like tracing from >> OS Street View) since, while the license is compatible (given OS >> attribution), I am not the copyright holder. Am I just >> misunderstanding the legal talk in the CTs or is this sort of >> importing currently unacceptable under the CTs? > > Never mind. It appears that I somehow managed to miss the bit that > said "If You are not the copyright holder of the Contents, You > represent and warrant that You have explicit permission from the > rights holder to submit the Contents and grant the license below."
Could you point to the document from OS that gives "explicit permission"? I would love to find such a document. As far as I'm concerned at the moment: I am not the copyright holder. I do not have explicit permission (implicit permission is not the same) So I can't sign up - and I don't think legally you were able to either :( There is some possibility that traces are deriving data from OS StreetView do not contain any copyrightable elements, again I'm waiting for a written document confirming this from either OSMF (which would accept any future liability if it turned out to be wrong) or from the OS. > No-one is going to violate any licenses (if that's what the supplies > of the imported data are worried about) since legally we _can't_. That > clause is simply there so that we have flexibility in the future to > re-license without so much of a hoo-ha as this time :) There is no restriction in the CT (that I can see) in terms of them not being able to switch to a PD license. And my reading is that as a result of signing up to the terms you have effectually indemnified OSMF against any consequences and agreed that you are liable if they do. I would be VERY happy to be wrong about any of this. -- Brian _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
