Am 24.03.2012 16:42, schrieb Russ Nelson: > Simon Poole writes: > .... > > > b) the meaning of the PD-checkbox can't be reinterpreted after the fact > > Yes, it can, and it should be. If I make a public declaration that I > do not intend to pursue copyright claims against anybody, or that I > think copyright law should not exist, or that my copyright is invalid, > or that my works are in the public domain, then I am very unlikely to > prevail in a copyright suit. The judge is going to say "You don't > think you have a copyright -- why should I?" See http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License/We_Are_Changing_The_License#What_Are_The_Choices.3F
This is not about what a judge would potentially think such a statement would mean in a vacuum, it is about what the party that you are contracting with has said what it means and what without any doubt would be the interpretation that a court would follow. Simon _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
