[Osmf-talk] OSM fair use examples

[Valerio Capello]

Frederik Ramm wrote on 29/06/2010 9:35:
> even if *we* say it is ok to
> credit "OpenStreetMap contributors", a mapper could still sue a map user
> for breach of license because he is not listed by name.

This issue is addressed here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Legal_FAQ#Attribution

According to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia
You should not cite any particular author or authors for a Wikipedia
article, in general. Wikipedia is collaboratively written. However, if
you do need to find the list of authors of a particular article, you can
check the Page history. Authors are listed only by IP address or chosen
user name; you normally cannot verify and often cannot even guess at
their identities.

Same should apply to OpenStreetMap, you can credit "OpenStreetMap", and
then your users can check changesets if they need further information
about individual contributions.


Valerio
www.geody.com