[OSM-legal-talk] selling map images

[Rob Myers]

I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice.

Daniel Parry wrote:

> To illustrate a question, let's say I were to take a map image or
> set of images, perhaps making some modifications, from
> openstreetmap, print them out and sell the print outs, for example
> as tourist maps.

Modified version of OSM maps must be released under the BY-SA licence 
(you can use the same version or a later version).

> If I included the text:
> 
> Mapping data provided by OpenStreetMap (http://openstreetmap.org)
> under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.

For a printed map this may satisfy the "reasonableness" requirement for 
the licence. I think there may be some recommended language but I can't 
find it on the wiki.

> somewhere on the print out, would this be legally allowable?

As long as the modified work (the map itself) is BY-SA you can use it 
for anything the licence permits, which includes selling it.

If you have a visual example of what you have in mind that might help to 
find any other issues.

Attribution doesn't seem to be covered in the FAQ but there are some 
guidelines on derivative work and commercial use there that may be of 
further interest:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Legal_FAQ

- Rob.