On 19 December 2010 16:53, David Groom <[email protected]> wrote: >> Have you read? Microsoft mention a whole lot more than what link to.... >> http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2010/12/01/bing-maps-aerial-imagery-in-openstreetmap.aspx >> Try the google cache version: http://bit.ly/eUjkKS > > Yes Grant, I have read both of those, in particular the statement on both > which says "To learn more and see the full terms of use, please see the Bing > Maps Imagery Editor license." >
And the "Bing Maps Imagery Editor license" link points to the OpenGeoData blog post which has the license + downloadable PDF. http://opengeodata.org/microsoft-imagery-details > Therefore to comment on the terms of use I decided to refer to the licence, > and not the blog posts you refer to, since the blogs tell me to refer to the > licence. > Download the license from the OpenGeoData post, it is called ""Bing Maps Imagery Editor API License FINAL.pdf" >> >> What you link to in [3] is Bing's standard terms for everyone else... >> Not what applies for OSM. > > Could you please refer me to the source for why these terms do not apply to > OSM? Particularly in view of the fact that, as I referred to earlier, in > the Bing Maps Imagery Editor license it says the terms do apply (see section > 6) > Open JOSM or Potlatch2, the Terms-Of-Use link that is specified is: http://opengeodata.org/microsoft-imagery-details And sure, this should be more explict. >> >> We have permission to derive NEW works from their imagery on condition >> that the new works go into OSM. > > Good, please show me where this is clearly stated. Then we can end the > discussion. > Better detailed here: http://www.systemed.net/blog/?p=100 And now add to that we have explit permission to use the imagery.... > In fact, as I have also pointed out before, it is unclear that Bing Maps > Imagery Editor license actually apply to end users anyway, in which case the > only bit applicable to end users is [3] which says deriving works is not > allowed. > See above. / Grant _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
