Licence/Licence Compatibility: Difference between revisions

When material is in the "Public Domain" this indicates that intellectual property and related rights in the material are absent. This in general is true when such rights have expired or other specific legal conditions arise (for example for data published by the US federal government). "PD" data is in general compatible with OpenStreetMap however care must be taken to verify that it is actually in the Public Domain and that no third party rights are present (which for example might be the case in data produced in a "public-private partnership").