[OSM-legal-talk] Using a WMS imagery with CC-BY4.0

Simon Poole simon at poole.ch
Thu Dec 24 09:59:39 UTC 2015


Am 23.12.2015 um 23:58 schrieb Andrew Harvey:
> 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
There might be a misunderstanding there, CC by is not going to be an
option as long as we have a licence with a share-alike component. The
only thing that we are discussing for now is attribution only input
licences.

Simon

> 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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