On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Ed Avis <e...@waniasset.com> wrote: > I asked two attorneys in the USA to look into the question of whether the > OSM > map data falls under copyright. Please see earlier messages in this > thread for > details of how the lawyers were chosen and the question asked. > > They produced a written report which they asked me not to distribute > publicly > because of attorney-client privilege. I have sent a copy of that report > to the > LWG and the OSM board, and I am happy to share a copy with anyone who'd > like to > see it
Having received and read a copy of the full report, I'd urge anyone with an interest in this matter to request a copy of it from Ed. There's an obligation not to redistribute it if you receive a copy, but, because the analysis is set in the context of OSM, OSMF and ODbL it contains a number of insights that are not it the public version. It's worthwhile to request a copy from Ed if you are at all interested in this. > , but I think it is necessary to have some results which can be fully > public. To this end the lawyers have produced a public version which does > not > mention OSM by name, although the issues addressed are those relevant to > our > project. > > You can see the report at > > <http://membled.com/work/osm/Map_Project_Memo_public_FINAL.pdf> > > -- > Ed Avis <e...@waniasset.com> > > > _______________________________________________ > legal-talk mailing list > legal-talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk >
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