[OSM-talk] remove the suggestion to credit "contributors"

[Mario Frasca]

On 17/04/2020 04:20, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> What about removing [the trailing "contributors" from the © 
> attribution], so that the required credit becomes "© OpenStreetMap" 
> (it could also be © OpenStreetMapFoundation, but maybe "© 
> OpenStreetMap" would be sufficient, given that OpenStreetMap is a 
> brand owned by the OpenStreetMapFoundation)?

I find the explanatory text in parentheses confusing.

I'm fine with associating OSM with its contributors, so if you say that 
"© OpenStreetMap" is the same as "© OpenStreetMap contributors", I'm fine.

but if you argue that OpenStreetMap is owned by OpenStreetMapFoundation 
and that "© OpenStreetMap" means "© OpenStreetMapFoundation", then I'd 
rather stick to the current situation, where it's very clear that the 
copyright belongs to contributors, be it as individuals or as a community.