Hi, 80n wrote: > I think you've lost the thread. Now, you are arguing that you can't > spot a derivative database.
My original question was aiming at whether or not there are ways to weasel yourself out of the requirement release derivative databases or the algorithms leading to them. I think we have now established that whenever you do something with OSM data that involves a derivative database, but just to make things simpler for you and not as an absolutely necessary component, then nobody can prove that you are using a derivative database, and nobody has a legal right to challenge you for an explanation - it's your business secret. People can write to you and ask; and if you don't reply (or reply that you don't use a derivative database) all they can do is sue you for breach of license and hope that the judicial process finds out the truth. It is not such a big difference from what we have today. Even with Easter Eggs and all, I can never prove beyond doubt that someone is using OSM, I can only collect evidence and then ask a court to clear things up. But it is probably easier to collect that type of evidence than to collect evidence for someone having a secret derived database. Bye Frederik _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
