Ed didn't seem to say that you own it...just that 'Google willl not make a claim over it's ownership.'
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 5:57 AM, Christopher Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 09:32:16AM +0000, Ed Parsons wrote: >> As others have pointed out this is somewhat a grey area, however I >> would state that as a general principal if you create a feature that >> does not feature on the map view in maps or on one of the layers in >> earth, so you are not copying an existing feature, then the new >> feature is your creation, Google will not make claim over it's >> ownership. > > This seems to me like it would mean that one could trace out the road > network in places where Google Maps does not have any data -- like, say, > Antsirabe, Madagascar [1] -- into My Maps, and create a KML file you > 'owned'. [2] > > Is that an accurate representation of what you're saying, or am I > misunderstanding? It's possible that when you say "one of the layers in > Google Earth", you mean "including the satellite layer" -- I can't tell > from your comment. > > [1] > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kruger+National+Park&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.368578,79.101563&ie=UTF8&ll=-19.872804,47.034692&spn=0.042216,0.077248&t=h&z=14 > [2] > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=114599966136836752057.00045b41ee9f6cb8a4f23&output=kml > > Regards, > -- > Christopher Schmidt > MetaCarta > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
