[talk-ph] No attribution of OSM on GrabTaxi App

Ervin Malicdem schadow1 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 18 18:41:39 UTC 2014


On July 17, 2014, more than a month has passed since they were notified of
their license infringement, Grabtaxi released a new version of their app
for Android. Attribution for Openstreetmap is still NOT there.
Grabtaxi uses MapQuest layer of OSM as its basemap.



Ervin M.
*Schadow1 Expeditions* - A Filipino must not be a stranger to his own
motherland.
http://www.s1expeditions.com


On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Ervin Malicdem <schadow1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Maning,
>
> No update on their Android app as of yet since the discovery. Hence,
> attribution has not yet been corrected.
>
> Ervin Malicdem
> for Schadow1 Expeditions
> a Filipino must not be a stranger to his own motherland.
> http://www.s1expeditions.com
>
> On Jul 7, 2014 5:11 PM, "maning sambale" <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Ervin,
>>
>> Did grabtaxi already provided an update for their mobile app and yet
>> this attribution issue still persist?
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Ervin Malicdem <schadow1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > This has been noticed since June 15th and forgot to report it here.
>> > GrabTaxi, an app used to book for a taxi on southeast asia including the
>> > Philippines has been using MapQuest layer of OSM as its basemap however
>> no
>> > attribution whatsoever is linked to OSM.
>> >
>> > Grabtaxi Philippines facebook page has been notified and replied last
>> June
>> > 20 over a facebook comment thatt they will "forward it to their team
>> right
>> > away."
>> >
>> > As of this time, GrabTaxi app has not yet changed their attribution
>> text on
>> > the app.
>> >
>> > Facebook post regarding the report and GrabTaxi Philippines reply
>> >
>> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201255896158407&set=a.1061129027423.8965.1801873847&type=1
>> >
>> > Grabtaxi Website
>> > http://grabtaxi.com/manila-philippines/
>> >
>> > FYI
>> >
>> > Ervin M.
>> > Schadow1 Expeditions - A Filipino must not be a stranger to his own
>> > motherland.
>> > http://www.s1expeditions.com
>> >
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>>
>>
>> --
>> cheers,
>> maning
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