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= Summary of OpenStreetMap Contributor Terms = |
= Summary of OpenStreetMap Contributor Terms = |
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| − | This is only a summary and is not legally binding! The full text can be found at [[License/Contributor_Terms]]. You can find more discussion by the Contributor community : [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Database_License/Contributor_Terms/Human_readable here]''' |
+ | This is only a summary and is not legally binding! The full text can be found at [[License/Contributor_Terms|Contributor Terms]]. You can find more discussion by the Contributor community : [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Database_License/Contributor_Terms/Human_readable here]''' |
| − | '''This is a work in progress and subject to change for clarity and accuracy. |
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| + | # Do not put in data you don't have permission to submit. It should either be your own work or something that there is clear permission to use. |
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| + | # You still own the bits of data you put in, i.e. you can still use them in other places. |
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| + | # You allow the OpenStreetMap Foundation to publish your bits of data as part of the OpenStreetMap geodata set for others to use. |
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| − | * Do not put in data you don't have permission to submit. It should either be your own work or something that there is clear permission to use. |
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| + | # The OpenStreetMap Foundation can only publish the data under a free and open license. If it fails in that, it has broken a contract with you. |
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| + | # The license is currently [http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/ Open Database License 1.0]. Here is a [http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/summary/ summary version] |
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| − | * You still own the bits of data you put in, i.e. you can still use them in other places. |
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| + | # The OpenStreetMap Foundation can only pick a new free license if it's approved by the OSMF membership (a foundation of paid-up members) and a 2/3 majority vote of active contributors. You'll be considered an active contributor if you've edited in at least 3 out of the last 12 months and don't take longer than 3 weeks to reply to E-Mail. |
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| + | # If you want attribution you should add your name to the Contributors page. |
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| − | + | # Both you and the OpenStreetMap Foundation disclaim responsibility for anything that might happen to folks using your data. |
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| − | * The OpenStreetMap Foundation can only publish the data under a free and open license. If it fails in that, it has broken a contract with you. |
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| − | * Until the proposed change-over, that license is the CC BY SA 2.0. When enough existing contributors agree to re-license their data, that license will change to Open Database License 1.0. |
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| − | * The OpenStreetMap Foundation can only pick a new free license if it's approved by the OSMF membership (a foundation of paid-up members) and a 2/3 majority vote of active contributors. You'll be considered an active contributor if you've edited in at least 3 out of the last 12 months and don't take longer than 3 weeks to reply to E-Mail. |
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| − | * If you want attribution you should add your name to the Contributors page. |
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| − | * Both you and the OpenStreetMap Foundation disclaim responsibility for anything that might happen to folks using your data. |
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| − | == Previous Contributor Terms == |
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| − | If you are an existing contributor data before May 12th 2010, you will soon be asked to re-license your contributions as above. The terms you previously agreed to when registering were: |
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| − | * Your contributions were licensed directly under the CC-BY-SA 2.0 license. |
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| − | * There was no rights assignment. The OpenStreetMap foundation has had no special rights over contributions. |
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 31 July 2016
Summary of OpenStreetMap Contributor Terms
This is only a summary and is not legally binding! The full text can be found at Contributor Terms. You can find more discussion by the Contributor community : here
- Do not put in data you don't have permission to submit. It should either be your own work or something that there is clear permission to use.
- You still own the bits of data you put in, i.e. you can still use them in other places.
- You allow the OpenStreetMap Foundation to publish your bits of data as part of the OpenStreetMap geodata set for others to use.
- The OpenStreetMap Foundation can only publish the data under a free and open license. If it fails in that, it has broken a contract with you.
- The license is currently Open Database License 1.0. Here is a summary version
- The OpenStreetMap Foundation can only pick a new free license if it's approved by the OSMF membership (a foundation of paid-up members) and a 2/3 majority vote of active contributors. You'll be considered an active contributor if you've edited in at least 3 out of the last 12 months and don't take longer than 3 weeks to reply to E-Mail.
- If you want attribution you should add your name to the Contributors page.
- Both you and the OpenStreetMap Foundation disclaim responsibility for anything that might happen to folks using your data.