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In 2012 OpenStreetMap switched from CC-BY-SA to Open Database Licence. I think the most important is the provision that "produced works" need only to attribute
by rathel 7y ago
In 2012 OpenStreetMap switched from CC-BY-SA to Open Database Licence.
I think the most important is the provision that "produced works" need only to attribute the authors, and if you don't modify the source database then the license is non-viral.
- nathcd 7y agoA summary of the reason for their change is here: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Historic/We_Are_Changing_The_License https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Historic/We_Are_... Also worth noting is that OSM was on CC-BY-SA version 2 prior to the change. If I'm remembering correctly, version 3 or 4 of the CC licenses made it more amenable to databases, but I'll have to do a little more digging to see if my memory is serving me correctly...