CCBYSA to ODbL?
Sutton Coldfield: 6 December 2009
The OpenStreetMap project is consulting on a proposed change of license. The announcement states:
“The OpenStreetMap project is proposing to move to a new license, known as the Open Database License (ODbL) which would replace the existing CCBYSA license due to problems with the CCBYSA license when applied to data. The license is intended to clarify the terms under which people make contributions to the project and the terms under which people can use the data. It is a basically a share alike license for data.
The proposed license comes in two parts. One, the Open Database License (ODbL) covers the database itself and, and a set of upgraded Contributor Terms covers the content of the database.
The Foundation supports the adoption of this license and has reviewed it with their lawyers and it is now being discussed by the community. The proposed license has been developed by OpenDataCommons a project of the Open Knowledge Foundation. This OpenStreetMap Foundation process is documented here at the Foundation's website. We also welcome any review and comment by other bodies working in the open intellectual properties rights arena.
We are now proceeeding to a vote by OSM Foundation members. The Foundation's License Working Group has presented a proposal document. This is an improved and clarified version of that was earlier presented and submitted to the Foundation board. A summary was also presented at the State Of The Map 2009 conference.
To assist OSMF Members make their vote, these are the main resources for and against the change:
- The proposal document is the OSMF's formal case why the license change should take place as planned.
- Why You Should Vote Yes is a wiki page where mappers who support the new license can put their case.
- Why You Should Vote No is a wiki page where mappers who do not support the new license can put their case.“
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