Hi, On 30.07.20 21:00, [email protected] wrote: > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:08:45 -0700 > From: chris hermansen <[email protected]> > To: Summer Y <[email protected]> > Cc: qgis-user <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Copyright issues and credits of the base maps > provided in the Quickmapservice plugin in QGIS > Message-ID: > <cacc2_6-d-mddhw3krsba37kkzjq8fcmvuwclycbmr8dkto2...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Summer and list, > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 12:53 PM Summer Y <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I have used QGIS to create maps for a paper that I am going to submit to >> an academic journal. However, the journal requires that all figures should >> be under cc-by 4.0 license, while on the QGIS website, it is stated that >> "If not stated otherwise, all content is licensed under Creative Commons >> Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license (CC BY-SA)". Does that mean I cannot use >> maps created by QGIS for this journal or any other open-source journal that >> require the same license? >> > Are you including any QGIS website content? Specifically media or text? > If not then you have no worries at that end (using QGIS to make output > doesn't count; using material like images, data, text, videos from the QGIS > site would probably count). Here is the official answer https://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/faq/index.html#i-created-a-map-with-qgis-do-i-have-to-mention-qgis >> I am new here so I am not quite sure if that's the right way to ask >> questions regarding QGIS. If it is inappropriate, please ignore my email. >> Or, does anyone know how can I contact the QGIS team directly? >> > In my opinion, for whatever that's worth, this is a good place to ask this > kind of question.
The QGIS Team is everywhere :) you were spot on on asking here, thanks everyone for the nice answers! Cheers Marco -- Marco Bernasocchi OPENGIS.ch CEO QGIS.org Chair [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> +41 (0)79 467 24 70 <tel:+41794672470> OPENGIS.ch Logo <https://www.opengis.ch>
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