[OSM-talk] Attribution guideline update

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

Am Do., 20. Feb. 2020 um 01:06 Uhr schrieb Mateusz Konieczny via talk <
talk at openstreetmap.org>:

> And "mobile devices may have attribution after one interaction"
> absolutely MUST be removed.
>
> This part looks like written by Mapbox copyright lawyers
> to legitimise their unacceptable attribution hiding.
>
> Hiding attribution behind "i" icon
> is not fulfilling ODBL.
> It is clearly not enough to make clear that data is from OSM.
>
> Allowing to keep that means that we capitulate
> and allow Mapbox, maps.me, Facebook and others
> to use our data without a proper attribution.
>
> There is enough space on mobile devices
> to show a proper attribution in the bottom
> right corner! (or some other corner).
>



To get additional data points for the question how attribution "reasonably
calculated" to make users aware, would look like, let's look at the
provisions that other map service and data providers require:


1. https://www.google.com/permissions/geoguidelines/attr-guide/
"
Attribution information will appear automatically on the content if you:
embed an interactive map using the HTML provided on Google Maps;
use one our Geo APIs to create...."

additionally, the G adds automatically a colored logo and states:
"your text must be _as visible_ as it would have been if you had used the
default text that we provide."




2.
https://here.widencollective.com/portals/a6jjvn6x/08CopyrightPrinciplesGuidelinesPage
"
Any material (e.g. the Map canvas, Web pages, Presentations, Marketing
Material, Advertising, etc.) owned by HERE and used by external parties
should have the following copyright notice:
© 201X HERE"
...
For material in page format, the copyright notice should be placed at the
left or right bottom corner of every page of the material.
In tablet and desktop sized products showing the map canvas, the HERE
copyright should be displayed on the map. In mobile handsets, including
watches and embedded in-car systems, the HERE copyright may alternatively
be displayed in the ‘About HERE’ section in the Settings. In applications
supporting all display sizes, the HERE copyright should be displayed on the
map and in the ‘About HERE’ section in the Settings.
External parties may not remove existing copyright notices from HERE
material."

and "In application interfaces or map displays, if space constraints do not
allow display on separate lines, then display both notices on a single line
at least two spaces apart, as follows:
© 201X Partner © 201X HERE"



3. https://docs.mapbox.com/help/how-mapbox-works/attribution/
"Mapbox requires two types of attribution: a wordmark and text attribution."
"The *Mapbox wordmark* is a small image containing the stylized word
"Mapbox". It typically resides on the bottom left corner of a map. While
you may move the wordmark to a different corner of the map, we require the
Mapbox wordmark to appear on our maps so that Mapbox and its maps get
proper credit. If you wish to otherwise move or remove the Mapbox wordmark,
contact Mapbox sales."
"The text attribution contains at least three links: © Mapbox, ©
OpenStreetMap and Improve this map. You must properly attribute and link
Mapbox and OpenStreetMap when using the Mapbox Streets tileset."

(note that the wordmark remains visible on smaller screen sizes, while the
Textattribution, including reference to OSM, is collapsed into a button).
This graphic shows typical MapBox attribution in mobile apps (here iOS but
Android is similar):
https://docs.mapbox.com/help/img/attribution/ios-attribution.gif
(the mapbox wordmark and an anonymous i, which on tap pops up an action
sheet with 3 times mention of "mapbox" and 1 time Openstreetmap).

They also state: "By default, the Mapbox *wordmark and information button*
are located on the bottom left of the map. You may move these elements to a
different position, but *they must stay on the map view.*"
(this is explicitly for mobile devices like phones, emphasis by me)


Cheers
Martin
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