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.mur...@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 <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> > wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:30 AM, JB <jb...@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 >> >> >> -- >> @osm_seattle >> osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us >> OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch >> > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > -- @osm_seattle osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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