Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Attributing Sources used in OSM
Thanks for the replies so far. Is there anyone who can give official confirmation as to whether http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors is the right place for attribution statements? And does anyone know how you go about proposing (and getting agreement for) a change to http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright so that it also directs users to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors ? Thanks, Robert. On 9 May 2012 09:08, Robert Whittaker (OSM) robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com wrote: I've just been given permission to use some UK Local Government data relating to Public Footpaths and other Rights of Way in OpenStreetMap, under the terms of the Open Government License (OGL) [1]. In return the County Council is asking for a standard attribution based on the example given in the license. So far, so good. Assuming that local mappers agree if and how we make use of the data (ongoing discussion on the talk-gb lists), can I check that the right place to put this attribution would be in the wiki at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors ? Secondly, if that's the case, then surely there needs to be an obvious way to reach that page from the main OSM page. From http://www.openstreetmap.org/ , I can easily get to http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright by following the Copyright License link in the left-hand bar. But, unless I'm missing something, the trail then runs cold. That page contains a few attribution statements / acknowledgements for major data providers, but I'd have thought it should also link to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors for further detail and additional statements. Should a link along the lines or For further details about these and other sources used to compile the map, please see ... be added just below the bulleted list of countries near the bottom of http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright ? (Ok, so you can get to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors from the main page by clicking Documentation on the main OSM page, and then Contributors from the left-hand bar of the wiki. But given the presence of the Copyright License on the main page, and the attribution statements contained at http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright , I don't think a reasonable person would consider looking anywhere else for additional attributions.) Thanks, Robert. [1] http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ -- Robert Whittaker -- Robert Whittaker ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Attributing Sources used in OSM
- Original Message - From: Robert Whittaker (OSM) robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com To: Licensing and other legal discussions. legal-t...@openstreetmap.org Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:08 AM Subject: [OSM-legal-talk] Attributing Sources used in OSM I've just been given permission to use some UK Local Government data relating to Public Footpaths and other Rights of Way in OpenStreetMap, under the terms of the Open Government License (OGL) [1]. In return the County Council is asking for a standard attribution based on the example given in the license. So far, so good. Assuming that local mappers agree if and how we make use of the data (ongoing discussion on the talk-gb lists), can I check that the right place to put this attribution would be in the wiki at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors ? Secondly, if that's the case, then surely there needs to be an obvious way to reach that page from the main OSM page. From http://www.openstreetmap.org/ , I can easily get to http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright by following the Copyright License link in the left-hand bar. But, unless I'm missing something, the trail then runs cold. That page contains a few attribution statements / acknowledgements for major data providers, but I'd have thought it should also link to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors for further detail and additional statements. Should a link along the lines or For further details about these and other sources used to compile the map, please see ... be added just below the bulleted list of countries near the bottom of http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright ? That would seem a good first step. It does of course leave open the question as to why some data providers are listed on the copyright page, and others on the contributors page. I'm not sure if this is deliberate, or just the nature of different people editing the wiki and putting things in different places. David (Ok, so you can get to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors from the main page by clicking Documentation on the main OSM page, and then Contributors from the left-hand bar of the wiki. But given the presence of the Copyright License on the main page, and the attribution statements contained at http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright , I don't think a reasonable person would consider looking anywhere else for additional attributions.) Thanks, Robert. [1] http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ -- Robert Whittaker ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-t...@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-t...@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Attributing Sources used in OSM
Robert Whittaker (OSM) [mailto:robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com] wrote: Sent: 09 May 2012 09:08 To: Licensing and other legal discussions. Subject: [OSM-legal-talk] Attributing Sources used in OSM I've just been given permission to use some UK Local Government data relating to Public Footpaths and other Rights of Way in OpenStreetMap, under the terms of the Open Government License (OGL) [1]. In return the County Council is asking for a standard attribution based on the example given in the license. So far, so good. Assuming that local mappers agree if and how we make use of the data (ongoing discussion on the talk-gb lists), can I check that the right place to put this attribution would be in the wiki at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors ? Secondly, if that's the case, then surely there needs to be an obvious way to reach that page from the main OSM page. From http://www.openstreetmap.org/ , I can easily get to http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright by following the Copyright License link in the left-hand bar. But, unless I'm missing something, the trail then runs cold. That page contains a few attribution statements / acknowledgements for major data providers, but I'd have thought it should also link to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors for further detail and additional statements. Should a link along the lines or For further details about these and other sources used to compile the map, please see ... be added just below the bulleted list of countries near the bottom of http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright ? It would seem that the Our contributors section of the http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright should either contain the contents of the http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors page of take visitors directly to it. Maintaining an ever changing main page is clearly not sustainable. Cheers Andy ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-t...@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
