On 08/04/2008, 80n <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
www.openstreetmap.org . the page with the 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 well, osm don't control the cycle map (i think), but cc-by-sa says they have to attribute the data sources, so yes, under the terms of the license they have chosen to use, they must attribute. > > the other side, if you specify "on www.openstreetmap.org" what if > > the project renames? this is very htpotthetical, but it doesn't really matter - the point is to have a link to attribution data at the place where people view/download/whatever the data. if the map page changes, the link gets moved to the new map page > 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. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
