On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Stephen Gower < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 08:48:18PM +1200, Robin Paulson wrote: > > > > if we are going to have an 'attribution' page on the wiki[1], with the > > fine print regarding sources of various chunks of data, would a link > > to it be possible, on the main map page? titled say 'data attribution' > > or 'data sources'? > > Have you got a definition of "main map page"? If the cycle map > became more popular than the main site (generally, or in NZ) would > the agreement you're after force its admins to add links? Or on > the other side, if you specify "on www.openstreetmap.org" what if > the project renames? > Actually *every* published map that uses OSM data, including OSM's own maps must satisfy the attribution requirement. That's what the BY clause in the CC-BY-SA means. Anyone publishing OSM data must provide attribution: "You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor" is what Creative Commons actually says. The attribution page on the wiki at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Attribution would seem like a simple and convenient way of achieving this. 80n > > s > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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