[OSM-newbies] Licensing concerns

[Richard Weait]

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 10:12 AM, john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a bit confused about licensing and about what may or may not be done
> with OpenStreetMap.
>
> If I wish to print a map on a catalog showing where a business is, is that
> permitted?

Hi John,

You might try the legal FAQ, or the help forum.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ
http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/700/publishing-an-openstreetmap

But the short answer is this.  Yes, you may print a map on a catalog
showing the location of a business, as long as you attribute
OpenStreetMap and the OSM license correctly.  "Correctly" varies a bit
depending on what you do.

If you use a screenshot from the osm.org mapnik layer now, you should include

"Map and data ©2010 OpenStreetMap and contributors CC-By-SA"

And it would be ideal to place that text right on the map.