[OSM-talk] OSM layer into Adobe Illustrator?

Robert (Jamie) Munro rjmunro at arjam.net
Thu Feb 22 15:59:40 GMT 2007


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Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:
> El Jueves, 22 de Febrero de 2007 16:00, David Sheldon escribió:
>> On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 02:49:13PM -0000, Barnett, Phillip wrote:
>>> As I understand it, since users can't see who worked on an area
>>> through the API, that would mean that the contributor's name was NOT
>>> supplied, and therefore wouldn't have to be credited in any case? Only
>>> Steve C can see the actual contributors names/pseudonyms.
>> Which might mean that OSM is using the data without complying with the
>> terms of the licence. See, wouldn't it all have been better if it was
>> just an attribution licence, or even better, public domain?
> 
> Use an attribution license, and you'll have the same problems. Use a GFDL 
> license, and you'll have the same problems. Use PD, and watch TeleAtlas and 
> NavTeq "stealing" all the data.

Have users "grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence" and then you
only have to attribute "The OSM foundation". If someone can't even do
this, the democratic processes of the foundation could grant them an
exception if their case is sensible, possibly even in exchange for a
donation.

Robert (Jamie) Munro
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