In article <uc6d32-3ec.ln1@smaug.toynbee.org.uk>, Adrian Godwin wrote:
>In uk.rec.walking Nick Whitelegg <nick.whitelegg@solent.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> It's encouraging that some people have indicated that the OS would
>> only ask me to remove the offending data, but I have had a private
>> email indicating that if *any* copyright data was there they could ask
>> me to remove the *whole* project. Don't really see how this would
>> legally make sense, as if I removed the bad data, there would no
>> longer be any copyright data there.
>
>How would you prove that there was no other copyright data present ?
>Removing all the data from the same contributor isn't enough, and
>the OS wouldn't need to bother, as the item they'd found would be
>sufficient proof that you (didn't/couldn't) check it.

But not proof that there was other copyright data there. If Nick has
made reasonable efforts to reject OS copyright material, and is prepared
to remove anything they complain about, surely it ought to be up to the
OS to prove further infringement, not Nick to prove his innocence?

But maybe he needs to talk to a lawyer before this takes off.