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How to switch from 'public domain' to 'ODbL'
ایہہ 15؍June 2012ء English وچ «0liver» لیکھ چھپیا گیا سی۔ ایہہ 21؍August 2012ء تے پہلا نواں کرنI have chosen ‘public domain’ about one year ago.
But now, I am convinced that ‘ODbL’ would be better.
However, I cannot change that any more !!!
Please, tell me what should I do to choose ‘ODbL’?
EDIT:
Thanks to your answers, I can say all contributions use the same license as the whole OSM database. Currently it is CC-BY-SA. Then, for users agreeing the new Contributor Terms, their contributions will be re-licensed ODbL, even if they have chosen Public Domain. No need to create a new account :-)
Please, read my details on OSM Help: http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/4833/can-you-change-your-contributor-terms/15332
Discussion
ایہہ 16؍June 2012ء 07:03 تے «andygol» ٹپݨی کیتی گئی سی۔
You need to create new account and contribute under ODBl. You can`t change previous contribution from ‘public domain’ to ‘ODbL’. Data to be made of the new account will be licensed under ODBl.
ایہہ 16؍June 2012ء 08:16 تے «Zverik» ٹپݨی کیتی گئی سی۔
“Public Domain” checkbox is not a some form of a legal agreement. It is there only to collect statistics and does not bind you in any way. All your contributions are, and will be under ODbL, until the community as a whole decides to move to a different license.
ایہہ 16؍June 2012ء 13:57 تے «Sanderd17» ٹپݨی کیتی گئی سی۔
The data that is distributed under public domain will stay public domain.
That means that, if someone already copied it, he has the right to keep it and do with it what he wants. So you can never complain when you see someone using that data.
If you now untick that box, you will redistribute everything under ODBL. So everything new will be under ODBL.
ایہہ 18؍June 2012ء 17:16 تے «chillly» ٹپݨی کیتی گئی سی۔
OSM has no published PD licence. PD is not available in most of the world - you need to use a licence such as CC-0. If you signed up to the new licence and terms, your data will be licensed under ODbL along with everyone else’s. Checking the PD box was more a statement of wishes rather than an actual choice of a different licence.
Anyone who copies any data from the OSM database as PD using the fact that the author declared their work as PD is not respecting the OSM licence. Currently the data is CC BY-SA and soon it will be ODbL, there are no other options.
If you receive a copy of Oliver’s contributions from Oliver he can licence his work any way he wants because he still holds the copyright to that work.