On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 10:21 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com>wrote:
> 2009/9/10 Roy Wallace <waldo000...@gmail.com>: > > Richard's contribution was interesting though, and obviously does have > > a basis in law (http://www.systemed.net/blog/?p=100). > > > > Just because someone quotes legal cases doesn't mean it's legal > advice, I think OSM is to the point that it needs to seek pro-bono > legal advice on this and similar matters. > I'm not sure what help a lawyer is going to be - they're not going to be able to guarantee you that much of anything is 100% (or 99.9%) safe in 100% (or 95%, weighted by user-base) of jurisdictions, especially not for free. As Richard says in the comments, "In the UK, as ever, the law is less clear-cut than in the US." The only way I can see this being reconciled is by getting explicit permission.
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