[OSM-talk] open data

[Etienne]

I think the issue is really the share alike (SA) clause, not the attribution
clause (BY).  Like you say even if you buy a license from the OS you still
have to label your works with "Crown copyright, OS license xxxx".


On 9/20/06, Robert Hart <Robert.Hart at burohappold.com> wrote:
>
> > At the moment, the OSM data feels as shacked as the commercial
> proprietary
> > data that sits out there. The only difference is that we have opened the
> > gate to enable access for free. It does not necessarily give us greater
> > freedom to do interesting things with that data.
>
>
> > Is that what open geodata is about, making sure that the name OSM
> > proliferates through everything. I think not.
>
> As a relative OSM noobie, I've kept quiet about licensing issues, but as
> somebody who's been around open-source for a while, and seen many projects
> fail, or at least become irrelevant because of the *wrong* license, it was
> my first question about OSM (this was in Café Nero in Bath - I think it
> was
> Nick W who answered), and I was surprised at the answer.
>
> I cannot overstate how important it is to get the license right *now*
> before
> it is too late.
>
> Whilst I understand the desire for attribution, I don't think it is
> helpful
> to try and force that attribution all the time. Whilst there are many
> people
> who are more than happy to use something without credit, I think the
> people
> we really care about will credit us, even when not required to. I have had
> several conversations with people that end "So if you still have the
> equivalent of Crown Copyright in the corner, what's the point?"
>
> Rob
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