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They can't, unless they're willing to free their own datasets as well: "You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt our data, as long as you credit Op
by pja 13y ago
They can't, unless they're willing to free their own datasets as well:
"You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt our data, as long as you credit OpenStreetMap and its contributors. If you alter or build upon our data, you may distribute the result only under the same licence. The full legal code explains your rights and responsibilities."
- jervisfm 13y agoDoes that "build-upon" clause also apply for the case where a provider is mixing OSM data with other third-party licensed map data ? For example, it is mentioned/known that Apple makes some use of OSM data[1] to improve their maps in some places. Are they then legally obliged to release the full data behind their maps for those regions? If so, that's very nice but I am not sure that's what is actually happening: the third-party source whom they are licensing data from is unlikely to be happy with a scenario where their data ends up in the public domain as this considerably reduces the commercial value of their map data. [1] - https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2012/10/02/apple-maps/ https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2012/10/02/apple-maps/
- maxerickson 13y agoWhat I see people saying is that Apple is using OSM data from earlier in the project, when the license was somewhat different. But Apple simply cannot force someone else's data into the public domain, if they were mixing the data without permission, they would be violating the licenses and legal action could force them to fix that (but it wouldn't directly change the licensing of any of the data)