[OSM-legal-talk] Attribution Requirements

[Clifford Snow]

I received a message from Tableau Software. First a little info about
Tableau Software and OSM.  Tableau Software is a user of OSM data,
contributor and has sponsored OSM events. Because of the size of the
message blow is a link to the text of the message. [1] I've summarized
their questions below, but the message goes into more detail along with
sample images.

They are trying to understand how to attribute OSM data on their tiles.
While the wiki is clear when describing a simple instance, i.e. Craigslist
using of OSM, there doesn't seem to be any help when OSM is just one of
many contributors. I apologize if I missed the wiki document that covers
all this.

I like the Mapbox solution the author mentions of putting a box on the map
to take you to another page. I realize that unless the user clicks on the
link, they will never discover that OSM contributed to this product. Since
OSM may be only one of many contributors this make sense considering that
there is only so much screen real estate available.

Can I get some feedback on the questions posed so I can answer Tableau?


   - Is a general link that says "Map Attribution" which is clickable and
   takes the user to a more detailed page acceptable?
   - Is a general link that says "Map Attribution" with the pop up like in
   the above example which would then point to our more detailed page
   acceptable?
   -  Instead of placing the attribution directly on the map, could it be
   available from a menu setting on the application toolbar?


[1]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Aj7RFoZ4Ky4Bdo3LPbuLsTVmfOonJbglgR2bg0FpFWo/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks,
Clifford Snow

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Clifford

OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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