[OSM-legal-talk] The use of OSM images in a promotional video

[Michael Collinson]

Hi Elliot,

For me, yes and yes but.  I mapped most of central Sydney myself 
originally and am delighted.  Your use clearly indicates two separate 
layers which the community says is OK, you don't need to share alike 
the 3D model ... though perhaps you can consider it?  As for the 
credits, please consider putting an attribution in a corner of the 
map. As long as the credit is on screen long enough to be read, it 
does not have to remain in view during panning or zooming.

With my License Working Group hat on:

Under the current CC BY SA license, there is no clear guide as to how 
attribution should be made. The credit needs to appear in a place 
"reasonable to the medium or means you are utilising". In other 
words, you should expect to credit OpenStreetMap in the same way and 
with the same prominence as you would any other map supplier. A 
community consensus can be found at 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#I_would_like_to_use_OpenStreetMap_maps._How_should_I_credit_you.3F 
and we are evolving an OSM Foundation one-stop-shop resource at 
http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License, (feedback on clarity welcome).

Best of luck with your project,
Mike

At 06:01 09/08/2010, Elliot Sumner wrote:
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>Hi all -
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>I'm doing an animation for a promotional corporate video, including 
>an animated 3D model of Sydney, which I'd like to overlay with the 
>OSM map of Sydney.
>
>Presumably this is ok as long as I include the appropriate 
>accreditation in the credits - could someone please clarify for me?
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>The video would be out in the wild (youtube etc.) and would be used 
>as a promotional tool for our company (Seeker Wireless).
>
>We provide mobile phone location technology, I'd be illustrating the 
>geographic location of people using Seeker Wireless products.
>
>Thanks
>-Elliot
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