[OSM-legal-talk] Merano Italy will be donating their data! CC-by-SA and donated data?

[Richard Fairhurst]

Tom Hughes wrote:

>   - Firstly we can't include any users that have not made their
>     identity public yet we are still (in theory) bound to attribute
>     them as that is what they signed up for.

I'm not sure that's a problem. If they've chosen not to click the  
button, they've waived their right to attribution. If they want  
attribution they can click the button.

>   - Secondly we have dropped all history as of the 0.5 API upgrade
>     so such a scheme could not provide attribution for any edits
>     made before that date.

Indeed. Though we could perhaps retrofit that if it's deemed an issue.

cheers
Richard