Following the German Blog there was a post today referencing this forum thread: http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?pid=411611#p411611 where the contributors come to the conclusion that uploading OSM map images to Facebook is against the osm maps license (cc-by-sa).
It looks as if they are right (because Facebook has in their terms ( https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms ): "For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy <https://www.facebook.com/privacy/> and application settings <https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=applications>: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it."). I am not sure if this is the only relevant paragraph because like almost any other multinational player their legal department has set up a real jungle of different guidelines and terms. Interestingly even the OSMF is infracting the license ;-) https://www.facebook.com/OpenStreetMapFoundation/photos/a.447164861995676.103897.447161935329302/447164878662341/?type=1 What is your point of view on this? Cheers, Martin
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