[Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk] Attribution guideline status update

[Robert Kaiser]

Simon Poole schrieb:
> It is however important to realize that their are limits to copyright
> and that for example lots of the "non-attribution" in the states is
> likely permissible fair use under US laws. It would still be good form
> to provide attribution, but it isn't something we can enforce and
> getting upset about such use is really just a tremendous waste of time.

That "fair use" argument is actually pretty interesting and something 
that people often may not think about. IANAL, but I would guess, for 
example, that taking a screenshot of your app or website, which includes 
a map and also does include attribution, and then crop it and cut away 
the attribution incidentally, and use the result as a promotional image 
on social media, may be a case where it would be considered "fair use" 
and therefore attribution claims may never be successful due to this 
exception from copyright law. The specific case is just a guess, but 
things like that should be taken into account when we go out and demand 
attribution on every little tidbit of OSM-based imagery we see floating 
around...

KaiRo