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* Releasing your data PD means that you opt out of the "intellectual property game". Rather than fighting owners and purveyours of proprietary data (like map data providers, record labels, or film studios) on their own terms by using copyright or database right to force people to adhere to your conditions, someone who goes PD asserts, by example, that knowledge and data should be free and ''not'' encumbered by EULAs and the like, no matter how well-intended these rules are.
 
* PD would removalremove a significant barrier to direct contribution to OSM by US Government organizations, like the US Geological Survey and the US Census. Right now, OSM can import data produced by these organizations and occasionally get a little guidance. These organizations are hesitant to invest significant effort in developing OSM because they can't use the data themselves. From the perspective of the US Government, OSM is another place where data goes to die. PD would remove the restrictions, allowing US Government organizations to explore direct data interoperability with OSM rather than attempting to duplicate efforts.
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