[OSM-legal-talk] attribution of data for use on TV
telegee at hushmail.com
telegee at hushmail.com
Thu Sep 17 05:19:28 BST 2009
Hello, I have a license / attribution question. I am evaluating
whether or not to use OpenStreetMap data in my commercial
application. The question I have is mainly one of attribution. My
customers are television stations. My product will be used on air.
The mapping is not the core focus of the this particular product;
more of a value add type of feature.
My question is what type of attribution is appropriate? I have no
problem informing my end-users where I get the data. More than
happy to do that. However, do I need to attribute while the
application is used on-air? Screen real estate is precious on a TV
screen. Plus, some clients are un-easy about attribution during the
broadcast. Attributing during the credits roll at the end of the
broadcast would be doable I suppose. Anyway, I want to do what is
right here. So, do I simply attribute in the app and let my TV
users know I'm using OpenStreetMap data OR do I need to attribute
on-air? I could easily add an OpenStreetMap attribution in the
splash screen and about box.
I've read archives, posts, etc. - where/when/how much attribution
seems to be a gray area. Any guidance would be appreciated.
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