From d15fa68b3b4703ee172d706ea39b148e9dd8bd47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Volker Krause <vkrause@kde.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:06:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Document attribution information

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 readme.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
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--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -89,6 +89,24 @@ The following properties are defined for each coverage category:
 
 Both fields should be provided.
 
+### Attribution Information
+
+License and copyright attribution data for endpoints providing results under an Open Data license. This generally follows the [Data Packages format](https://dataprotocols.org/data-packages/).
+
+```js
+{
+    "attribution": {
+        "name": "© Helsinki Region Transport",
+        "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
+        "homepage": "https://www.hsl.fi/"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Properties:
+* `license`: An [Open Definition license ID](https://licenses.opendefinition.org/) or a [SPDX license id](https://spdx.org/licenses/).
+* `name` and `homepage`: The entity to attribute for licenses requiring this.
+
 ### Protocol Specific Options
 
 #### Hafas mgate.exe