Hi all,
There has been community discussion about refining the Legal FAQ on the
issue of what is reasonable attribution for certain specific media
cases. I have created a Community Guideline wiki page [1]. This is not
about being "legal" but what you personally think is reasonable for what
you contribute and what best promotes OpenStreetMap. So please do not
hesitate to pitch in. Based on feedback received, the LWG will amend the
Legal FAQ.
And in more detail ....
The conversation was specifically about "About Boxes" but the LWG thinks
it is generalisable to other cases where it is arguably difficult to
place a full (text) attribution physically right on or next to a map.
The LWG takes the position that the LWG itself should be neutral per se
but that OpenStreetMap in general has responsibilities to propose
answers. We are the dominant open geospatial data project and probably
the global leader as a live open data project exploring the specific
legal issues of open data as distinct from highly creative works and
software [2]. The LWG therefore encourages the community to consider
specific guidelines for specific types of media. This will help not only
ODbL license users but also potentially CC4 as well.
May I therefore request anyone interested to take a look over our
existing guidelines [3], look at the basic questions I have posed [1]
and tell us what you think, either there (preferred), to this list or to
le...@osmfoundation.org.
I'll eventually review the past list mailings and add in the comments
already received unless someone beats me to it, hint, hint.
Mike
OpenStreetMap Foundation License Working Group
[1]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Community_Guidelines/Attribution_For_Different_Media_Types
[2]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fIvuygF4pZd_PfBbxg-acAP9c_lA37_sTEkdvccIoXk/pub
July Minutes, see Item 6
[3] http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License#Where_to_put_it.3F What
the current Legal FAQ has to say
[4]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Community_Guidelines/How_We_Create_Community_Guidelines
FYI, new doc.
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