#1765: Desktop image attribution
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Reporter: kalxas | Owner: live-demo@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: OSGeoLive10.0
Component: LiveDVD | Keywords: OSM data
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As discussed tonight during the weekly meeting, the default desktop
artwork contains OSM data. There is a "fair use" attribution to
"OpenStreetMap" in the bottom center of the wallpaper.
According to the OSM copyright page, this attribution is not proper and
should include "© OpenStreetMap contributors".
http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
However, according to the OSM legal FAQ, the artwork can be considered a
"Produced Work".
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ
{{{
3c. If I make something with OSM data, do I now have to apply your license
to my whole work?
No. For example, if you have written a game or published an artistic map
which includes OSM data, only the data is covered by the license. This is
called a Produced Work.
However, if you make a database which includes OSM data and any additional
information (including using information to decide on OSM features NOT to
include in your database), then this would be classed as a "derivative
database" and should be made available under the Open Database License as
in 3b above.
}}}
There is a more proper attribution now added in the welcome screen:
https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive/commit/a12af731eeaf876508300ab7a9d12817bdb5bdbb
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1765>
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