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=About The OpenStreetMap License Change=
The OpenStreetMap project is
The proposed license has been developed by [http://www.opendatacommons.org/ OpenDataCommons] a project of the [http://www.okfn.org/ Open Knowledge Foundation].
The Foundation supports the adoption of this license and has reviewed it with their lawyers.
The initial change over phase has begun in March 2010. New contributors are being asked to license their data under both the new and old license during a transitional period. We will then begin asking existing contributors to re-license their contributions under the new license. Once a critical mass has been achieved, the old license will no longer be used on the current database. Prior copies of the database will be continue to be available under CC BY SA as long as there is demand.▼
The Foundation's License Working Group presented a [[:File:License Proposal.pdf|proposal document]] to the members, who accepted it by vote in December 2009. A summary was also presented at the State Of The Map 2009 conference. This process is documented [[Working Group Minutes|here]]. We also welcome any review and comment by other bodies working in the open intellectual properties rights arena, and have published an [[License/Open Letter|open letter]] asking for their views.▼
The proposed license comes in two parts. One, the [http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/ Open Database License (ODbL)] covers the database itself and, and a set of upgraded [[License/Contributor_Terms| Contributor Terms]] covers the content of the database.
The license remains firmly rooted in the attribution, share-alike provisions of the existing Creative Commons License but the ODbL is far more suitable for open factual databases rather than the creative works of art. It extends far greater potential protection and is far clearer when, why and where the share-alike provisions are triggered. There are further reasons for moving away from CC BY-SA [[License/Why CC BY-SA is Unsuitable|here]].
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▲OPENSTREETMAP DATA IS NOT YET AVAILABLE UNDER THE NEW LICENSE. The initial change over phase
We have a [[osm:Open_Data_License/Implementation_Plan|proposed adoption plan]]. This is not cast in stone and we welcome direct comments on [[osm:Talk:Open_Data_License/Implementation_Plan|the discussion page for the plan]].
== The documents ==
If you are looking for a final set of all the documents, here they are:
* [[License/Contributor_Terms| Contributor Terms]] - Individual contributors need to agree to these terms before contributing.
* [http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/dbcl/1.0/ Database Contents License (DbCL)] - Contributors waive all rights in the '''individual''' Contents of a Database licensed under the ODbL. In the text, 'Licensor' means the contributor and 'You' means the Foundation. This effectively means that end users of data published by the Foundation need to study only the ODbL rather than worrying about any special copyrights on individual elements of the database.
* [http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/ Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0] This is the license under which the Foundation will publish the entire geodata set. End users of OpenStreetMap need to comply with this license.
* [http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/summary/ Human readable summary of the ODbL license]
* ''Placeholder'' - Some of the terms in the ODbL need further clarifying in terms of geodata. This is a guide to end users created by the OpenStreetMap community. It will evolve over time.
* [[License/We_Are_Changing_The_License We Are Changing The License]] - Existing contributors will be asked to re-license their data under the new license, this gives them an overview of why.
* [[:File:License Proposal.pdf|License Change Proposal document]] - this document is out-dated by gives a fuller overview of the perceived need for a license change and the primary goals.
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Why_would_I_want_my_contributions_to_be_public_domain Why would I want my contributions to be public domain]. When new contributors sign-up, they can optionally tick a box "I consider my contributions to be in the Public Domain". This document gives them more information.
== History of Acceptance and Implementation Process ==
Over a two year period, the OpenStreetMap has worked with Open Data Commons to create the ODbL license itself and then to create internal Contribtutor Terms and other subsidiary documents.
▲The Foundation's License Working Group presented a [[:File:License Proposal.pdf|proposal document]] to the members, who accepted it by vote in December 2009. A summary was also presented at the State Of The Map 2009 conference. This process is documented [[Working Group Minutes|here]]. We also welcome any review and comment by other bodies working in the open intellectual properties rights arena, and have published an [[License/Open Letter|open letter]] asking for their views.
OSMF members have voted on whether they wish to put the current version of the new license to the community for adoption and then begin the adoption process itself. The [http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2009-December/000753.html results from 270 members polled] are:
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