Hi Chris, I don't understand why you think this agreement is unacceptable. It isn't taking any rights away from OSM to use the data that I can see. MoU agreements are a very typical thing of governments and I don't see what the issue is.
-Kate On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Chris Hill <o...@raggedred.net> wrote: > On 03/07/12 17:02, Pekka Sarkola wrote: >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> I have prepared with National Land Survey of Finland Memorandum of >> Understanding (MoU) about usage of their datasets by OpenStreetMap >> activists. Hare is current draft text for everybody to comment: >> >> ---- >> Memorandum of Understanding >> >> This Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter “MoU”) is between the >> National >> Land Survey of Finland (hereinafter NLSF) and OpenStreetMap contributors >> (hereinafter OSM). >> >> Background >> NLSF started to use a new Open Data License for their topographic >> information datasets (hereinafter Data) on 1st of May 2012. NLSF’s Open >> Data >> License grants a worldwide, free of charge and irrevocable parallel right >> of >> use to open data. This MoU clarifies how Data can be used when OSM are >> collecting data to be part of OpenStreetMap database. >> >> Usage of NLSF’s data >> NLSF data can be used at least two (2) ways by OSM: >> - As reference data: NLSF Data can be used as reference data. For example >> NLSF’s raster maps or aerial photographs can used as source data when OSM >> databases are digitized, corrected, validated or in any other way. >> - As import source: NLSF Data can be imported to be an integral part of >> OpenStreetMap database. >> >> Attribution >> OSM will add NLSF’s contribution to OpenStreetMap wiki pages as follows: >> >> Finland >> National Land Survey of Finland >> Contains data from National Land Survey of Finland Topographic >> Database and other sources, >> data extractions started on 05/2012. More specific data sources and >> data extraction dates are >> documented as part of data and in OSM wiki pages >> >> OSM are preparing guidelines for all OpenStreetMap data collectors on how >> to >> include necessary tag-information for the OpenStreetMap data features. >> ---- >> >> Reasons to make this kind of MoU: >> - Common understanding among OSMers what can and what cannot do with NLSF >> datasets >> - Clarify OSMers goals for NLSF when using their datasets >> >> Some people may say that we don't even need this kind of MoU. IMHO: maybe >> it's better to have something than nothing. >> >> However, all comments are welcome! >> > If the data is licensed in an open way, you don't need this agreement. You > are tying mapper hands with this agreement and it is, IMO, completely > unacceptable. > > Who will sign this on behalf of OSM? What authority would this person have? > > This sets a dangerous precedent that I strongly oppose it. > > -- > Cheers, Chris > user: chillly > > > > _______________________________________________ > legal-talk mailing list > legal-talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
