Licence/Licence and Legal FAQ: Difference between revisions

For all of the below, it presumes no changes have been made to the OSM data. As a result, attribution is the only requirement. The below obligations can also be found in the Attribution Guideline [[Licence/Attribution_Guidelines|hereAttribution Guidelines]].

Your only obligation here is attribution. You must attribute the image by placing "Map“Map data from OpenStreetMap"OpenStreetMap” or "“©OpenStreetMap"OpenStreetMap” on the image. Where possible, this should be hyperlinked to [http://openstreetmap.org/copyright openstreetmap.org/copyright] which provides information on OpenStreetMap’s data sources as well as the ODbL. Usually, this would be done in the bottom right corner but anywhere is deemed sufficient. If multiple static images appear on the same document, one instance of attribution is sufficient.

The above is not required if your image includes fewer than 100 features or is of an area less than 10,000  m². In addition, small thumbnails/icons do not require attribution.

must appear where other such credits appear, being either beside the map, the footnote/endnote or in the acknowledgements-section of the publication (often at the start of a book or magazine). The URL to openstreetmap“openstreetmap.org/copyrightcopyright” must be printed out. If no such other credits exist then you must place the above in one of those locations.

For fictional productions or where the map is not the focus of the production, attribution may be given on the map, in end credits, or, if the video is distributed via a digital format that includes a description, within the description. Attribution should be either "Map“Map data from OpenStreetMap"OpenStreetMap” or "“©OpenStreetMap"OpenStreetMap”. In addition, when attributing via the end credits or the description, the URL to [http://openstreetmap.org/copyright openstreetmap.org/copyright] must be included.

For productions where an OpenStreetMap map is a major component of what is shown to users, the attribution should typically appear in a corner of the map (being "Map“Map data from OpenStreetMap"OpenStreetMap” or "“©OpenStreetMap"OpenStreetMap”), in addition to attribution in the end credits or description. For the end credits, the URL to [http://openstreetmap.org/copyright openstreetmap.org/copyright] must also be included. As long as the credit is on screen long enough to be read, it does not have to remain in view during panning or zooming.