Lacking proper attribution

For Applications doing mass downloads, see Tile usage policy.

Details of usage of OpenStreetMap data without proper attribution as required by the OpenStreetMap License. Active of passive patrolling. This page relies of people noticing and reporting violations.

The problem is normally one of a simple oversight or where the publisher don't understand what is required or where the attribution is not correct. There is also of course the possibility of wilful misrepresentation. In many instances the violation is of minor significance to the project but it is reasonable for the community to expect all users of the data to respect the requirements. There may also be major violations where the publisher may not respond to an approach by the community and the Foundation may need to contact the author.

Basically we expect:

• naming of the right license: Creative Commons by attribution share alike 2.0
• naming of the authors: OpenStreetMap
• if possible links to osm.org and the CC-BY-SA license text

For more information see Legal FAQ#I would like to use OpenStreetMap maps. How should I credit you?

Process

1. When you spot a violation, the first stage is to add an entry to the bottom of the table below. If you are unsure about the violation discuss on the talk page.
2. Then contact the publisher with a suitable pleasant and non-threatening email and update the record with the date you've contacted them.
3. Wait for a response for a suitable period. If that does not create the desired response then you should follow up with a second attempt to contact the publisher.
4. If that does not work and the violation is considered serious then the Foundation board should be contacted (or is it one for the Data Working Group?).

To discuss a certain use first before putting it in, consider doing so on the discussion page.

Hints to mappers

Be gentle! We are a project of providing free maps and not to argue somebody with legal issues. It doesn't help anybody playing the police and collecting as much cases as possible cause this will give OSM a bad karma. Don't be to correct, if they give their best it's ok.

List of usages lacking proper attribution

Page	License ok	Authors ok	Added by	Dates contacted	Date fixed	Comments
http://www.bikemap.net	Yes	No	Lulu-Ann on 2009-07-23	TobiBS on 2010-03-07 and !i! on 2011-03-08	!i! on 2011-03-19	Wrong license named, only CC Nutzungsbedingungen on OSM map are the ones from google! On the OSM and OCM maps, the powered by google logo is displayed.
http://www.osm.org	Only unexplicit link	Only unexplicit link	Lulu-Ann on 2011-12-20			We should give best possible example! Only link, no licence and authors visible on screenshot! — Lulu-Ann on 2011-12-20 Very true ! A visible link to the licence MUST be made visible on this page, at least on the page header or footer, or in the static left column of the menu. OSM does not promote the good example ! This is an urgent need ! — Verdy_p (talk) 23:27, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
guenstiger.de GmbH	No	Yes	Lulu-Ann on 2009-08-06	!i! on 2011-03-08	!i! on 2011-03-16
Architekturbüro Enrico Mincuzzi	No	No	Driver2 on 2009-08-06	Lulu-Ann on 2009-08-06		Pictures link to osm.org, which could count as 'some' attribution. (UTC)
La Bruschetta, Aniello Palumbo (webpage by Harter.EDV)	No	No	Lulu-Ann on 2009-08-06
http://tourguide.mtb-news.de/	No	Yes	Lulu-Ann on 2009-08-11	!i! on 2011-03-09	--Stephan75 12:43, 1 July 2011 (BST)	OSM named, but Nutzungsbedingungen links to the terms of use of Google! Link to OSM and CC seems to have been added
http://suburbified.com/	No	No	Undo on 2009-11-29
journey description in HTML and PDF format, MFG Helmut Kermess e.V.	No	No	MichaelK on 2009-12-09
OSM Relation Analyzer, GrundID GmbH	Yes	No	TobiBS on 2010-03-07			Copyright by OSM (Data by OpenStreetMap) License not named
Maxspeed map, Stefan Dettenhofer	No	No	TobiBS on 2010-03-07
http://www.openaddresses.org	Yes	Yes	Bomm on 2010-06-04			No deeplink to the license text but to osm.org
http://www.naviki.org/de/maps/	No	Yes	!i! on 2010-06-16	maybe !i! on 2010-06-16 and !i! on 2011-03-09		Strange mix between google terms and unclear what data comes from the project itself
http://www.nearmap.com	only at [1] some notes to osm	No	Fx99 on 2010-10-07		!i! on 2011-03-11	see forum
http://www.dga-architects.co.uk DGA Architects, 149a Grosvenor Road, London	No	No	Gregoryw on 2010-11-18	maybe Gregoryw on 2010-11-18		Appears to use a slightly-modified OSM Mapnik map in a planning application Design & Access Statement. Example: Planning application SW/10/1404 with Swale Borough Council (Kent).
http://www.amauro.map.at	No	No	maybe !i! on 2011-03-09	!i! on 2011-03-08		!i! on 2011-03-16
http://www.openheatmap.com	No	No	maybe !i! on 2011-03-09
OSM POI Map, Paul Lenz	Yes	Yes	maybe !i! on 2011-03-09	"Data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA".(hyperlinked)(as of Feb. 18, 2012
Traveling Salesman The software itself and screenshots of it on sf.net	No	No	maybe !i! on 2011-03-09
RFeye application, CRFS Limited, Cambridge Research Park, UK	No	No	maybe !i! on 2011-03-09			Sample Notification Message - Coming Soon to Wiki
Esri Ireland	Yes	Yes	larryone on 2011-03-15	larryone on 2011-03-15	samlarsen1 on 2011-06-29	No deeplink to the license text but to osm.org
Freiburg Marathon inhabitants information and route map, runabout sports Freiburg GmbH	No	No	Fabi2 on 2011-03-22	Ferrero2 on 2011-03-22	unknown on 2001-03-25	see forum
Panorama (Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln)	No	No	Marc on 2011-03-31	Marc on 2011-03-31		The linked page Returns Error 404 - seems not to exist any longer. Linuxuser1 on 2012-04-09
OSM slippy map code generator, Jan Willamowius	Yes	Yes	Lulu-Ann on 2011-04-09		Where is the violation?
West Highland Way iPhone App and screenshots of it	No	No	crom on 2011-05-13			Selling OSM mapping through commercial iphone app
Zementwerk Lübeck	Yes	Yes	phobie on 2011-06-24	phobie on 2011-06-24	dieterdreist on 2011-12-28	Picture using the default Mapnik style and links to mapquest
Kosmos maxspeed map	No	No	phobie 2011-07-12	not yet	not yet	Created by Stefan Dettenhofer (User:StefanDausR). Links to OSM but does not show a copyright notice. See DE:MaxSpeed_Karte.
http://prospectus.keble.ox.ac.uk/about/directions.html	No	No	fluteflute 2011-07-23	fluteflute 2011-07-23	not yet	One large map of Oxford, with four cropped copies on "tabbed" pages
http://mapsshop.ru/	No	No	xopok 2011-07-28	nettroll 2011-10-24	not yet	They sell OSM maps without copyright notice etc.
http://www.fluglehrerteam.de/ (e.g. http://www.fluglehrerteam.de/openaip/ttzzrui23EDKA.pdf)	No	No	LetzFetz 2011-09-14	2011-09-14	not yet	A project of free flight charts based on OSM-Maps. I don't find any attribution to OSM. The entire PDF is said to use Creative Commons but prohibits redistribution, altering etc. The maps from OSM have put flight routes and high obstacles put inside but these aren't licensed under cc-by-sa 2.0.
http://geocal.nc/home.php	No	No	Pieren 20 Sept 2011	20 Sept 2011 (by the contact html page)	not yet	No attribution on the slippy map layer called "GeoPlan"
http://www.openrunner.com	No	Yes	Guillaume 7 Dec 2011	7 Dec 2011 (by the contact bottom link, once identified).	not yet	The map "OSM-OCM" is the OSM Cycle Map, used to trace running itineraries. Google logo instead of OSM + Attribution ("Conditions d'utilisation") points to Google licence. Update: the reason is a migration from Google Map v2 to v3, the OSM attribution will be fixed soon.
http://outagemap.rge.com/ny/?style=rge	No	No	User:skorasaurus 18 Jan 2012	not yet	not yet	slippy map Uses OSM tiles that are on Openstreetmap.org servers; no attribution; 'Powered by ESRI' in corner.
http://www.boehme-zeitung.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungs-karte.html	No	No	Lulu-Ann 2012-01-24	not yet	not yet	Slippy map with google default, switching to mapnic there is only the text "OpenStreetMap" but no attribution.
http://geocaching.com	Yes	Yes	Chaos99 02/16/2012	yes, Feb 16th, 2012	yes, replied and made changes 02/23/2012	Uses map with Leaflet and MapQuest as provider. Attributes only (C)MapQuest, but clearly uses the OSM data. Written to thank for the change to OSM, asked for proper attribution and gave examples with mapquest and leaflet. Got short reply that changes were made. Now proper attributed. (See geocaching.com/map)
http://www.speedtest.net/	No	No	Marcussacapuces91 2012-02-20	20 février 2012	not yet	Showing a map to show where you are and where the test server is. The boundaries in the sea look like the OSM's ones. Absolutely no licence or copyright at all on the page.
Apple's iPhoto for iOS	No	Yes	seav 2012-03-09	2012-03-08	Attribution: 2012-05-04 [2]	It's all over the news: [3]. BY is OK, but declaration of SA is not.
http://www.vebra.com/	No	No	Diocles 2012-03-17	not yet	not yet
http://group.car-online.ru/	No	No	nettroll 2012-03-22	nettroll 2012-03-22	not yet	No OSM references on interactive map. Google logo and Terms of Use link is presented over OSM layer.
http://www.geocaching.pl/map.php	Yes	Yes	miklobit 2012-04-20	not yet	Spider 2012-04-20	Uses maps with MapQuest and OpenCycleMap as providers. Attributes only MapQuest/OpenCycleMap.