[Osmf-talk] Local Chapters criteria

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 7/23/19 22:11, Simon Poole wrote:
> For example you get a seat at the table of the advisory board, you get
> legitimacy, you get to use the OSMF trademarks to promote your organisation.

This is something that cannot be stated boldly enough: If you are not a
registered local chapter, and if you want to use the names OpenStreetMap
or State of the Map for your domains, events, or registered business,
then you need to have a license from the OSMF to do that as per the
trademark guidelines.

If you use these names without having a license then the OSMF can - and
actually should, if the OSMF takes its trademarks seriously - stop you
from doing that.

This could pose difficulties for "proto" chapters of whom we expect to
see some track record but we don't allow them to call themselves
"OpenStreetMap $country" - they would have to apply before they use the
name...

Bye
Frederik

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