>A more serious problem with that would probably be that OSM in turn >would have to require anyone who reuses OSM data to also show the >attribution on the map. This would make OSM practically useless for >users such as GPS vendors, and also would have to be mentioned in >license terms. > >So I think we simply can't accept data from donors who ask that the >acknowledgement be always visible.
This seems to have been discussed (and I think put to rest) already: <quote source="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2008-April/025079.html";> 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. </quote> <quote source="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/legal-talk/2008-March/000865.html";> > and that we have no control over the use of map tiles on other sites. > All we can do is ensure the source of the data when imported on the > individual nodes and ways is clearly attributed and that the donating > organisation gets prominent attribution via the blogs and wiki. > not our responsibility - the data is available from numerous sources, none of whom are required to police it's use. neither are we </quote> _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
