Sorry, sent the previously email to the wrong topic.
Thanks for pointing me to it! I commented there about two cases where Mapbox
itself is
using OSM data without attribution.
Hopefully this time I will get an useful reply from Mapbox (so far I tried
contacting support
but I got no useful reply since 24th January) - though after 4 years author of
diary entry
may no longer work at Mapbox.
If anyone has idea how to contact somebody at Mapbox who is able to fix missing
attributions in Mapbox examples/docs - let me know.
Don't waste your time, they wont do a thing. If you are naive, like i
was you can contact them through this form
https://support.mapbox.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360000291231
. But dont worry, the birds will let them know your thoughts if you
express your concerns here in the mailing list. I already asked several
times since August 2018 with emails back and forth til December with
ridiculous replies, like asking me url of apps (when i clearly mentioned
which app and device the screenshots were.
Good Mapbox visibly attributes OSM in such tiny maps examples on their
HOW IT WORK page at https://docs.mapbox.com/help/how-mapbox-works/
The most funny thing about this, is Mapbox attribution page at
https://docs.mapbox.com/help/how-mapbox-works/attribution/#how-attribution-works
page which states:
Mapbox wordmark
<https://docs.mapbox.com/help/how-mapbox-works/attribution/#mapbox-wordmark>
The /Mapbox wordmark/ is a small image containing the stylized word
"Mapbox". It typically resides on the bottom left corner of a map.
While you may move the wordmark to a different corner of the map, we
require the Mapbox wordmark to appear on *our maps* so that _*Mapbox
and its maps get proper credit.*_ If you wish to otherwise relocate or
to remove the Mapbox wordmark, please contact our sales team
<https://www.mapbox.com/contact/sales> to discuss options available
under our Enterprise plans.
So Mapbox deserves credit, not OSM. Funny. Guess money or just a
Entreprise plan can buy anything, even attribution on "our maps".
Text attribution
<https://docs.mapbox.com/help/how-mapbox-works/attribution/#text-attribution>
The /text attribution/ contains at least three links: |© Mapbox|
<https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps/>, |© OpenStreetMap|
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/about/> and |Improve this map|
<https://www.mapbox.com/map-feedback/#/-74.5/40/10>. This attribution
is _*strictly **/required/*_ when using the Mapbox Streets tileset
_*due to OpenStreetMap's data source **ODbL
<http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/summary/>**license*_. Some
other Mapbox-provided tilesets require additional attribution which is
stored in the TileJSON
<https://docs.mapbox.com/help/glossary/tilejson> of the tileset.
So Mapbox is conscious of it (also that 2014 blog post that someone
already shared). Guess mobile devices getting bigger since then had the
counter effect of "less" space for visible attribution... plausible.
Thought my email exchange with Mapbox, alert them several times that
some of their clients, more notoriously facebook and instagram, had
static/thumbnail maps that are not attributed and do not fit into our
non substantial for not being attributed, as they have more 100 OSM
elements. So lets read what Mapbox attribution page says:
Static <https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/maps/#static> and
print maps *need to be attributed* in the same fashion as you would
cite a photograph: in a *textual description near the image*.
If you can include HTML, use this code snippet that includes links to
Mapbox & OpenStreetMap:
|© <a href='https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps/'>Mapbox</a> © <a
href='http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright'>OpenStreetMap</a>
<strong><a href='https://www.mapbox.com/map-feedback/'
target='_blank'>Improve this map</a></strong> |
So they do ask for attribution. Lets read Mapbox Terms of Service at
https://www.mapbox.com/tos/#[IotuWyuo] :
7 - .....You may make static exports and prints for non-commercial
purposes such as flyers, posters, or other short publications for
academic, non-profit, or personal use. *All static and print materials
must contain the required Mapbox attribution*. Commercial printing
requires a custom plan, please contact our team for pricing.
Great they do have the word MUST instead of SHOULD. Shame on us for
their interpretation of should and would, their clients must, they
shouldn't.
16 - You may make static exports and prints for non-commercial
purposes such as flyers, posters, or other short publications for
academic, non-profit, or personal use. *All static* and print
materials must contain *the required Mapbox attribution*. Commercial
printing requires a custom plan, please contact our team for pricing.
So Mapbox clients do not comply with their TOS (which i have alerted
several times, both the clients and Mapbox directly). Did Mapbox do
anything, no. OSMF did anything? No. Lets be fair, who would bite the
hand that feeds.... its just attribution. shenanigans as someone said.
its their map after all as they state.
Which brings to a question that has already been mentioned, the conflict
of interest. This clearly needs to be sorted, Mapbox (nothing against
them) they are just the ones that are having clients setting the bad
examples which are a incentive to others to do the same and not
attribute OSM (which, as i pointed out in my previous post of a couple
of developers/companies that quoted that for their lack of attribution).
Now the worst case, Facebook. Here's Facebook reply to my email back in
October 2018:
We don’t currently have attribution on the map “previews” as the map
in preview form isn’t very informative and the intent is that users
will click into the experience to actually make use of the map. Once a
user clicks on the map, the attribution experience is readily
available. I believe that this is the approach taken by many services
which offer a map feature.
With respect to the use of the “i” indicating attribution, we
understand that may others in the industry have adopted a similar
approach –most likely to address the limited map real estate and the
multiple sources of attribution. We believe that it’s common
knowledge that additional information, including license information
related to the mapping feature, can be accessed by clicking the “i.”
This appears to be common industry practice and reasonably calculated
to make users aware that OSM is a contributor of a map.
Again, we thank you for your suggestions, and we value our partnership
with the OSM community.
So they also have their own interpretation of when and how attribution
needs to be shown. Screen size doesnt matter here, not even on desktop
they visibly attribute OSM, you have to click 3 times to figure out
what's the map is from. When they had HERE maps, they visibly credited them.
Sounds good that the industry standard is not attributing. Applause. I
replied, never got a reply back in October. Reached Facebook again in
January the 6th 2019 with CC to Mapbox, received the email reading
receipt ( on the 8th), but never a reply. Guess they have better things
to do than to reply to a contributor of OSM.
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