Hi Rob, Interesting point you raise!
While on the surface you'd think terms (from the OSMF Terms of Use https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use#III._Unlawful_and_other_unauthorized_uses) only ask you not to use OSMF services like the website, API for those purposes and not the data, it includes "data distribution". I suggest you raise this on the legal talk mailing list https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk and/or directly with the OSMF legal-questi...@osmfoundation.org ( https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Contact). On Fri, 10 Feb 2023 at 11:41, rob potter <pots...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am representing the state transport department Department of Transport > and Planning (Victoria, Australia) - OpenStreetMap Wiki > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Department_of_Transport_and_Planning_(Victoria,_Australia)> > and > we are looking to consume the OSM road & rail networks for our operations. > > *Lawyers have raised a concern about these conditions, as the road data > use is supplied to our emergency services fire and ambulance. We have not > started using the information but we are implementing a system of > validation and change detection, then produce an authoritative version for > other agency consumption.* > *Unlawful and other unauthorized uses include a clause "Operate dangerous > businesses such as emergency services or air traffic control, where the use > or failure of the Services could lead to death, personal injury or > significant property damage;" and "Store data available through the > Services in order to evade these Terms (including aiding anyone else in > doing so); or"* > > Please any advice would be greatly appreciated, ultimately we will enhance > the overall content of OSM in the Victoria, but really do not want to cause > problems later. > > Thanks, > > Rob > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > talk...@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >
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