<div dir="ltr">Even if keeping their data proprietary goes against the nature of OSM, yes OSM data can be used as described - that is if the data is not mixed with mentioned proprietary data. Copyright attribution is still required.<div>
<br></div><div style>LM_1</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/4/9 andrzej zaborowski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:balrogg@gmail.com" target="_blank">balrogg@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
I'm relaying a license question from a company that collects lake<br>
bathymetry data and sells specialised GPS devices to fishers and<br>
sailors. They don't make the software on those devices and have to<br>
pay to get their data converted to the format understood by that<br>
software. They'd like to add layers of OpenStreetMap data to the<br>
storage cards shipped with a new device, but they'd like to keep their<br>
bathymetry and coastline data proprietary. The cards are<br>
copy-protected (encrypted, I believe). Their question is whether<br>
OpenStreetMap data can be distributed encrypted on those cards<br>
together with their own data. The company can publish, e.g. on their<br>
website, whatever files are necessary but they can't publish the<br>
conversion process or their own data unencrypted.<br>
<br>
My understanding is that if their coastline data is not merged with<br>
OSM coastline data (one or the other is shown), and if they publish<br>
raw OSM data or information on how they extracted it, then they are<br>
fine. But I will appreciate any comment from someone who deals with<br>
OSM licensing more.<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
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