[OSM-legal-talk] Using a WMS imagery with CC-BY4.0
Andrew Harvey
andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 23 22:58:47 UTC 2015
I'm really keen on seeing this compatibility question resolved too. CC
BY is becoming the standard license for government geospatial data in
Australia, and it would be much simpler to interchange data both ways
if it were compatible with the ODbL.
On 15 July 2015 at 00:22, Tom Lee <tlee at mapbox.com> wrote:
> I'll add that I've been in touch with CC's US affiliate and they've
> expressed interest in resolving the compatibility question (either with
> formal guidance that applies to 4.0 or in preparation for the next license
> revision). That's on hold pending their availability at summer's end; stay
> tuned.
>
>>
>> To clarify a bit, any CC licenses that are ND or NC are non-open and
>> clearly incompatible with the ODbL or any open license. CC BY SA 4.0 is
>> currently incompatible, but Creative Commons could change that.
>>
>> CC BY 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 are clearly incompatible, thanks to the
>> attribution requirements that can't be met.
>>
>> CC BY 4.0 has some open questions about compatibility.
>
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