Data working group
The Data Working Group (data@osmfoundation.org) is authorised by the Foundation to deal with accusations of copyright infringement and serious Disputes and Vandalism. Minor incidents of vandalism should be dealt with by the local community using counter-vandalism tools and processes.
Activities
All actions are logged on Google Docs, and accessible to working group and to the foundation board. Sysadmin expected to report on general course of action as reasonable. Following action taken a summary report is provided to the community.
- The Data Working Group may then identify "investigators" within the community who can research the issues.
- They may ask the Technical Working Group to help resolve the issue if necessary.
- Suspend or close User Account(s).
- Disable access via IP blocking.
- Geographic locking (possible future potential action).
Membership
Membership of the working group is open to any board member and invited foundation members (the named investigators mentioned above + technical support).
The Data Working Group currently (November 2010) consists of:[1]
- Andy Robinson
- Steve Coast (OSM Board)
- Grant Slater
- Matt Amos
- Tom Hughes
- Dave Stubbs
- Frederik Ramm
- Richard Weait
Former members of the DWG
Problems
If you find any acts Vandalism or illegal copying from sources and the user does not respond to messages you can contact the Data Working Group on the e-mail address data@osmfoundation.org.
Now, meetings of DWG are very irregular, and you should not expect a quick response. [2]
