[OSM-legal-talk] Attribution Requirements

[Stephan Knauss]

On 13.01.2014 18:06, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Jonathan,
>
> On 13.01.2014 13:17, Jonathan Harley wrote:
>> What would happen if every data source started mandating
>> that "our attribution must be in the corner"?
>
> The thing is that for us, for OpenStreetMap, the attribution is our main
> remuneration. We give our data away for free but in return, we expect to
> get at least a little bit of exposure, a little help in "building our
> brand" to borrow some marketing speak.

Our own legal FAQ published at 
http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License says:

"In other words, you should expect to credit OpenStreetMap in the same 
way and with the same prominence as would be expected by any other map 
supplier."

I'm reading it as it's fine to put OSM credits on a "credits" page if 
all credits are there. As long as other map suppliers like Google and 
Bing are happy by being only credited on a separate page, we're happy as 
well to be on the same page. What's not OK would be showing the Google 
credits in the corner and hide OSM somewhere behind a link.

If this is not what this paragraph intended to state, please write it in 
a way which is easier to understand by non native speakers.


As there is a similar looking page in out wiki which is linked from the 
very prominently placed copyright link on the main page it might be a 
good idea to revise that page or replace it completely by the (at least 
I assume) more authoritative page of the OSMF.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ

I have placed a warning on that page and refer to the OSMF.

Stephan