Licence/Licence and Legal FAQ: Difference between revisions

The Foundation is [[Licence/Contributor_Terms|contractually bound to all OpenStreetMap individual contributors]] to license the data only under a specific licenselicence. Currently, this is ODbL 1.0. The Foundation has the right to change that licenselicence to meet future conditions but only if is "free and open" and only under a mechanism that involves getting the consent of then active contributors.

Copyright to individual contributions remains with the contributor and their consent can be asked directly. If you happen to use data provided solely by one or a few OSM contributors, you can ask them if they are willing to provide their data to you under a different licenselicence.