[openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] Answer a very frequent question about licensing (PR #6541)

[Minh Nguyễn]

@1ec5 commented on this pull request.



> @@ -2344,9 +2344,17 @@ en:
       legal_1_1_aup_url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Acceptable_Use_Policy
       legal_1_1_privacy_policy: Privacy Policy
       legal_1_1_privacy_policy_url: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
+      legal_1_2_html: |
+        If you would like to use OpenStreetMap maps or data please make sure to attribute OpenStreetMap—refer to %{attribution_guidelines_link} for more information.
+      legal_attribution_guidelines_title: Attribution Guidelines
+      legal_attribution_guidelines_url: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Attribution_Guidelines
+      legal_1_3_html: |
+        Specifically for using a screenshot from OpenStreetMap directly in your book, publication, film or TV show, you do not need to ask for permission as OpenStreetMap is open source. Refer to the %{attribution_guidelines_link} as well as the examples at %{attribution_example_1_link} and %{attribution_example_2_link}

Can we avoid embedding a raw URL in the text? A link label would be a lot more readable. We could link the “film” and “TV show” in the first sentence to these wiki pages to avoid repetition.

> @@ -2344,9 +2344,17 @@ en:
       legal_1_1_aup_url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Acceptable_Use_Policy
       legal_1_1_privacy_policy: Privacy Policy
       legal_1_1_privacy_policy_url: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
+      legal_1_2_html: |
+        If you would like to use OpenStreetMap maps or data please make sure to attribute OpenStreetMap—refer to %{attribution_guidelines_link} for more information.
+      legal_attribution_guidelines_title: Attribution Guidelines
+      legal_attribution_guidelines_url: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Attribution_Guidelines
+      legal_1_3_html: |
+        Specifically for using a screenshot from OpenStreetMap directly in your book, publication, film or TV show, you do not need to ask for permission as OpenStreetMap is open source. Refer to the %{attribution_guidelines_link} as well as the examples at %{attribution_example_1_link} and %{attribution_example_2_link}

We normally describe OSM as “open data”. Would that have the intended effect for authors and artists who might be unfamiliar with that term, or “open source” for that matter?

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