I think the issue is really the share alike (SA) clause, not the attribution clause (BY). Like you say even if you buy a license from the OS you still have to label your works with "Crown copyright, OS license xxxx".
<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/20/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Robert Hart</b> <<a href="mailto:Robert.Hart@burohappold.com">Robert.Hart@burohappold.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> At the moment, the OSM data feels as shacked as the commercial proprietary<br>> data that sits out there. The only difference is that we have opened the<br>> gate to enable access for free. It does not necessarily give us greater
<br>> freedom to do interesting things with that data.<br><br><br>> Is that what open geodata is about, making sure that the name OSM<br>> proliferates through everything. I think not.<br><br>As a relative OSM noobie, I've kept quiet about licensing issues, but as
<br>somebody who's been around open-source for a while, and seen many projects<br>fail, or at least become irrelevant because of the *wrong* license, it was<br>my first question about OSM (this was in Café Nero in Bath - I think it was
<br>Nick W who answered), and I was surprised at the answer.<br><br>I cannot overstate how important it is to get the license right *now* before<br>it is too late.<br><br>Whilst I understand the desire for attribution, I don't think it is helpful
<br>to try and force that attribution all the time. Whilst there are many people<br>who are more than happy to use something without credit, I think the people<br>we really care about will credit us, even when not required to. I have had
<br>several conversations with people that end "So if you still have the<br>equivalent of Crown Copyright in the corner, what's the point?"<br><br>Rob<br><br><br><br><br><br>This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl -
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