Thank you all for your responses. I apologize for the vagueness - this is a highly confidential project.
We would like to use the Overpass API ( http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API) which I believe is made for read-only purposes, which is what we need. We would be well below the 10,000 calls per day, at least for the foreseeable future. So, if we could find a way to credit OSM on the packaging of the product, would this be a legit use? Thanks very much, Jen On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Richard Weait <rich...@weait.com> wrote: > I'm pretty sure that Martijn means "does NOT allow", rather than "now". > :-) > > So, whatever you are planning, Jennifer, hitting the editing API is > probably going to get you some unwanted attention. There are other > ways to access the OpenStreetMap data, and you'll want to make sure > that you are using one of those approved methods that is suitable to > your use case. To be clear, accessing and using OpenStreetMap data is > "okay", all else being equal. Causing inappropriate stress on > OpenStreetMap Foundation resources is not okay. Let's presume that you > are going to use the replication data method to keep a local and > current version of OpenStreetMap data, so you won't be loading the > editing API. > > What you describe in very general terms does sound like case 3 from > that wiki page, [1]. "I want to publish something based on > OpenStreetMap data and my own data." > > So where you ask, "1) is this allowed," I would say, "yes, the > license grants you permission so long as you comply with the terms of > the license." > > and where you ask "2) If so, how would I give credit if nothing is > displayed? Or would I not have to give credit since no map or direct > data is displayed?" > > This answer is more complicated. You are obliged to give credit, that > is one of the license terms. So if you fail to give credit, you > haven't got a license to use and republish the data. Additionally, > there is the share-alike obligation. So, if that applies, you'll have > to meet that obligation as well. You've been very general about the > nature of the external data you plan to consult, so I don't know if > you'll have an obligation to share-alike. > > How would you give credit? You should do so in a manner suitable or > customary to the medium. Consider the TV credit roll mentioned in the > wiki. For say, cupcakes or ear rings made with OpenStreetMap data, I > would expect a notation on the packaging. For a wall clock, or > coasters, I would expect a label on the back.[2] For electronic > hardware I'd expect credit in the firmware and the documentation. So, > in short, the credit should be where a user, or consumer, or developer > (or mapper) would expect it. Credit shouldn't be somewhere hidden > behind a disused file cabinet. :-) > > Best regards and happy mapping, > Richard > > [1] > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/License/Use_Cases#Case_3:_I_want_to_publish_something_based_on_OSM_and_my_own_data > [2] http://weait.com/coasters.png > > _______________________________________________ > legal-talk mailing list > legal-talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk > -- Jennifer Bauman Director, Vehicle Modeling | CrossChasm Technologies Phone: 519.342.7385 Toll-Free: 1.800.975.2434 Email: jbau...@crosschasm.com Web: www.crosschasm.com
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