What if I am selling an application that uses OSM tiles for background, and users of the application can put their data over the background. So, I am distributing the application with the osm tiles, but users aren't distributing their data.<br>
<br>Does this mean that they can do that, until they decide to put their data with the tiles online?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Janko.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/5/15 Mayeul Kauffmann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mayeul.kauffmann@free.fr" target="_blank">mayeul.kauffmann@free.fr</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
Le dimanche 13 mai 2012 à 18:47 +0400, Алексей Бадьянов a écrit :<br>
<div class="im">> Dear legal talkers,<br>
><br>
> we are currently developing Scheduling software that should show vehicle routes and GPS positions on the map.<br>
> Can we use Open Street Map for this in case we are not opening the sources to the public?<br>
<br>
</div>The question seems clear enough to me.<br>
Please note that this is not a legal advice (just a forum of users).<br>
<br>
You will find answers to many of your questions here:<br>
http://<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ</a><br>
In particular:<br>
"If I have data derived from OSM data, do I have to distribute it?<br>
The licence does not force you to distribute or make any data available.<br>
But if you do choose to distribute it, or anything derived from it, it<br>
must be under the same licence terms as the OSM data."<br>
<br>
<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Common_licence_interpretations" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Common_licence_interpretations</a><br>
"I want to use OSM data with my GPS routing/mapping/other application.<br>
Do I have licence the application under the OSM licence?<br>
If the application is separate and independent, you do not need to<br>
licence it under the OSM licence. However, if you distribute OSM derived<br>
data with the application, that must be distributed under the OSM<br>
licence. " (note the warning: "The interpretations expressed on this<br>
page are the opinions of their contributors, and may be disputed by some<br>
OSM mappers and copyright holders.")<br>
<br>
<br>
My understanding is as follows:<br>
Probably, for your application, you are going to do two things:<br>
1- build a software (copyrights and license are not at all affected by<br>
the fact that you use OSM data). When you say "the sources", if you mean<br>
the source code of the application, then you are in this case: just use<br>
OSM data without giving away your application source code. The licence<br>
is meant to facilitate commercial uses of the data.<br>
<br>
2- convert/transform/improve OSM data for your application. As long as<br>
the new data remains within your company, data rights are not at all<br>
affected by the fact that you use OSM data, so you do not have to give<br>
anything. If you distribute modified/combined data, then there are some<br>
cases where you'll have to give some rights to the recipients of the<br>
data (but it is not possible to say more from what you say).<br>
<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
Mayeul<br>
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> many thanks for you help<br>
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