[OSM-talk] Omaha World-Herald using OSM without attribution

[Clifford Snow]

According to the wiki [1] they may be properly attributing OSM. Paragraph
3. They provided a link and they are treating us with the same prominence as
other map suppliers.

[1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Toby Murray <toby.murray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, I sent an email to the address listed on the "about" page and got a
> quick response. Apparently there was attribution originally but it somehow
> got dropped when they did a recent update. He understands open licensing
> and attribution and was very apologetic about it getting dropped. Hopefully
> it will be fixed soon.
>
> What I say when I send messages like this stresses the fact that we aren't
> just copyright pedants but that we view the attribution as a way to help us
> build our community which will in turn lead to a better map for them.
>
> Toby
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:30 AM, JB <jbosm at mailoo.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Don't want to start a battle here, but I thought best practises where «
>>> © OSM contributors » directly on the map, clearly visible? I don't see
>>> anything close to that today, even with the big map they have on their site.
>>> https://www.geocaching.com/map/default.aspx#?ll=46.31658,-1.18652&z=5
>>>
>>
>> Geocaching doesn't follow our recommendations, but they to give
>> attribution, as Toby pointed out on their about page. Not only that they
>> give links to start contributing to OSM. That might seem nice, but when you
>> look at their business practices, it says a lot. They make their money from
>> paid subscribers. Free subscribers get OSM maps, while paid subscribers get
>> to choose between OSM and Google. As we continue to build the worlds best
>> map, more people will decide free is actually a much better bargain.
>>
>> A few geocachers have attended our meetups, but I think most geocachers
>> are don't want to make better maps since the whole premise is to hide
>> something. Nothing worse that a map with a trail that leads directly to the
>> cache.
>>
>> BTW - I notice that they use state highway shields, at least in
>> Washington State. It would be nice to see us add shields to OSM.
>>
>> Clifford
>>
>>
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