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Update FAQ.md with CC BY compatibility (#2598)
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Use stronger language around CC BY requirements.

OSMF LWG require a waiver for CC BY and imagery is not compatible for tracing in OSM without one.

Further NC or SA licenses don't have a waiver and as such we can't accept their use.
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andrewharvey authored Jan 21, 2025
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require any additional permission. Attribution of such a source is
not required, but is encouraged, to appear in the .geojson source file.

- :question: [Creative Commons with condition (CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-SA)](https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-types-examples/) imagery sources are most likely compatible with tracing on
OpenStreetMap, but to ensure no objection, we ask you confirm with the owning
organization by using the [creative commons waiver](#where-can-i-find-an-imagery-license-waiver).
- :question: [Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 2.0, CC BY 3.0, CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) imagery sources are not compatible with tracing on
OpenStreetMap without obtaining a waiver or premmission for the publishing organization
by using the [OSMF's Creative Commons waiver](#where-can-i-find-an-imagery-license-waiver).

- :question: For any other imagery sources - open an issue and we will look into it!
There may be language in the imagery metadata or elsewhere on the owning organizations's
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## Where can I find an imagery license waiver?

Visit the link below and choose the link for "Template text for aerial imagery waivers".<br/>
Within that document are variations for general and creative commons waivers.

https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Waiver_and_Permission_Templates
Visit the [OpenStreetMap Foundation's Waiver and Permission Templates](https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Waiver_and_Permission_Templates) choose one of the waiver templates.<br/>

Completed imagery waivers should be stored in this repository in the same location
as the corresponding .geojson source files. Please save the completed waiver as
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