[OSM-legal-talk] import of dataset for new zealand

[Michael Collinson]

At 12:48 PM 3/18/2008, 80n wrote:
>On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Andy Robinson (blackadder) 
><<mailto:blackadderajr at googlemail.com>blackadderajr at googlemail.com> wrote:
>Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> >Sent: 18 March 2008 10:54 AM
> >To: <mailto:legal-talk at openstreetmap.org>legal-talk at openstreetmap.org
> >Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] import of dataset for new zealand
> >
> >Robin Paulson wrote:
> >
> >> (c) Crown Copyright
> >
> >w00t, Robin found his Shift key! ;)
> >
> >> even with 5 of these displayed on screen at any one time in a small
> >> but readable font (and of course, they only need to be shown when the
> >> data is usable, i.e. not at zoom 0 - 4), a large area of screen will
> >> not be needed
> >
> >Better, I think, to stake our standard as being simply "OpenStreetMap
> >and others" hyperlinked to the attribution page. It's scalable when
> >more datasets come along; fits in better with the image of the
> >project; and imposes no technical burden on those who reuse the data
> >(i.e. they can simply link to 
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/attribution>www.openstreetmap.org/attribution 
> rather
> >than having to dynamically generate a list of imported datasets for
> >the bbox).
>
>+1
>
>
>Like this perhaps? 
><http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Attribution>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Attribution

Can we symbolically link that to 
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/attribution>www.openstreetmap.org/attribution 
and then put a link to it on the front page to show we have a 
practical attribution solution and are giving it maximum 
easy-to-reach prominence?

It then just comes down to being careful to give the licensor chance 
to define what "include an attribution statement" without forcing them to.

I'd suggest Robin emails or writes, writing preferable, a short 
letter like the following.  I had a hot shot lawyer business partner 
and this is a tactic we often used in general business.  Generally, 
there is no reply and therefore any subsequent objection carries 
little or no weight.  I'd also be happy to send this personally as an 
OSMF board member if Robin provides contact details and prior contact summary.

"Thank you for making your xyz data available.  We are incorporating 
it into a worldwide free open mapping project 
http://www.openstreetmap.org, the purposes of which is described in 
more detail at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org.  In order to give 
maximum permanent attribution as per your license terms, we have 
placed an attribution here at 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/attribution.  If you have any objections 
or questions about such usage, please feel free to write to us by 
xxxxx, 2008, after which we will assume we are meeting your terms 
satisfactorily."

This approach has worked successfully in the Philippines for OSM, 
even sending the letter registered post.

Mike





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