Databases are not always copyrightable, depending on the jurisdiction. There's a better explanation than I could possibly give here: https://wiki.osmfoundation

Databases are not always copyrightable, depending on the jurisdiction. There's a better explanation than I could possibly give here: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Historic/We_Are_Changing_The_License#What_are_the_main_differences_between_the_old_and_the_new_license.3F https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Historic/We_Are_...