[OSM-legal-talk] using OSM on TV

[visiontv at petml.com]

I'm trying to determine what is required of my company with regard to
the on-air broadcast of OSM data. I sell a product used in TV news. Part
of my product consists of maps. Sometimes my maps use OSM data. Not
always, in fact most clients are not using OSM data. Either way, for the
ones that do I need to know what is required. I can't seem to find the
requirements by searching the archives or reading the website. I see
lots of opinions and suggestions but no hard decisions. I will be adding
an OSM link in my application's "acknowledgments" section stating this
app may make use of OSM data, a link to the web site, etc. However, I
simply can't guarantee that my customers will attribute OSM during the
broadcast. Furthermore, I don't see anywhere that describes exactly what
my obligations are. Like I said previously, lots of opinions and
suggestions but no hard requirement. Seems like there is a lot of wiggle
room if someone simply did not want to attribute OSM in any way. 

Can someone comment and/or correct me if I'm wrong? Can anyone
definitively state what is required with respect to OSM attribution for
use in a TV broadcast?

I will be doing the following:
* letting my customers know we use OSM data
* added the usual OSM acknowledgment in my application
* add some sort of acknowledgment on my website that my application may
make use of OSM data

I'm not trying to hide from my customers that I use OSM data. However,
some broadcasters simply may not attribute properly due to negligence or
just not bothering.

What is required of my customers? Is there any sort of authority on this
subject? Is there any hard requirements? Seems very ambiguous to me.
Very loose.

Here are the posts I've read:
*
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#I_would_like_to_use_OpenStreetMap_maps._How_should_I_credit_you.3F
-- Note that the printed map attribution suggests placement in the
acknowledgments section and not on the map itself.

* http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_Licence/Use_Cases --
There's a discussion about TV news attribution. "The user may however
supply credits on an associated website rather than within the program
itself. "

*
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Attribution_-_Guideline
-- "The user may however supply credits on an associated website rather
than within the program itself."


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