a recording (over 3 youtube videos) of Ed Parsons & Mapmaker can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ikiyamaps
On 8/1/08, SteveC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has the recording of that session been made live? > > > > On 31 Jul 2008, at 17:14, Frederik Ramm wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > this question is directed at those that were present during the > > questions session following Ed Parsons' talk at this year's SOTM. > > > > If I remember correctly, Ed had just explained that Google needed to > > buy > > extra "tracing licenses" for aerial imagery to be used in Map Maker, > > and > > that these licenses were more expensive than the ordinary "display > > licenses". > > > > Someone then said that Google Earth already has a built-in feature to > > trace from *any* Google imagery, and why that was allowed when Google > > didn't have those licenses. > > > > And in response Ed made a distinction that I had not heard in all > > those > > "aerieal imagery tracing" discussions. If I remember correctly, he > > said > > (more or less): As long as you trace something with which you have a > > personal relation - e.g. a bike route that you actually travelled, or > > the house that you live in - it's ok. It starts to become "not ok" > > only > > when you begin large-scale tracing of terrain that you have no > > personal > > relationship with. > > > > Question 1 - is that what Ed said? And question 2 - does it make > > sense, > > legally? And question 3 - so I am allowed to trace my house, and my > > neighbour's, and my workplace, and the bakery I visit every morning, > > and > > my birthplace, and my parent's house...? > > > > Bye > > Frederik > > > > -- > > Frederik Ramm ## eMail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ## N49°00'09" > > E008°23'33" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > legal-talk mailing list > > legal-talk@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/legal-talk > > > > > Best > > Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > legal-talk mailing list > legal-talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/legal-talk > _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
