From b96a4b7497f1ebcccef08e73d0fa2284e900d0a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pablo Brasero <pablo@pablobm.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:42:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Answer this very frequent question about licensing

---
 app/views/site/about.html.erb | 12 ++++++++++++
 config/locales/en.yml         | 12 +++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/views/site/about.html.erb b/app/views/site/about.html.erb
index bb1ec3387..76408b90e 100644
--- a/app/views/site/about.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/site/about.html.erb
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@
                                    :privacy_policy_link => link_to(t(".legal_1_1_privacy_policy"),
                                                                    t(".legal_1_1_privacy_policy_url")) %>
         </p>
+        <p>
+          <%= t ".legal_1_2_html", :attribution_guidelines_link => link_to(t(".legal_attribution_guidelines_title"),
+                                                                           t(".legal_attribution_guidelines_url")) %>
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          <%= t ".legal_1_3_html", :attribution_guidelines_link => link_to(t(".legal_attribution_guidelines_title"),
+                                                                           t(".legal_attribution_guidelines_url")),
+                                   :attribution_example_film => link_to(t(".legal_attribution_example_film_title"),
+                                                                        t(".legal_attribution_example_film_url")),
+                                   :attribution_example_tv => link_to(t(".legal_attribution_example_tv_title"),
+                                                                      t(".legal_attribution_example_tv_url")) %>
+        </p>
         <p>
           <%= t ".legal_2_1_html", :contact_the_osmf_link => link_to(t(".legal_2_1_contact_the_osmf"),
                                                                      t(".legal_2_1_contact_the_osmf_url")) %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index a53a8e7ba..77671d313 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -2344,9 +2344,19 @@ en:
       legal_1_1_aup_url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Acceptable_Use_Policy
       legal_1_1_privacy_policy: Privacy Policy
       legal_1_1_privacy_policy_url: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
+      legal_1_2_html: |
+        If you would like to use OpenStreetMap maps or data please make sure to attribute OpenStreetMap—refer to %{attribution_guidelines_link} for more information.
+      legal_attribution_guidelines_title: Attribution Guidelines
+      legal_attribution_guidelines_url: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Attribution_Guidelines
+      legal_1_3_html: |
+        Specifically for using a screenshot from OpenStreetMap directly in your book, publication, film or TV show, you do not need to ask for permission as data in OpenStreetMap is open for all to use. Refer to the %{attribution_guidelines_link} and see existing examples in %{attribution_example_film} and %{attribution_example_tv}
+      legal_attribution_example_film_title: Film
+      legal_attribution_example_film_url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Films
+      legal_attribution_example_tv_title: TV
+      legal_attribution_example_tv_url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/TV_series
       legal_2_1_html: |
         Please %{contact_the_osmf_link}
-        if you have licensing, copyright or other legal questions.
+        for any other licensing, copyright or other legal questions.
       legal_2_1_contact_the_osmf: contact the OSMF
       legal_2_1_contact_the_osmf_url: https://osmfoundation.org/Contact
       legal_2_2_html: |
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