2009/2/24 Donald Allwright <[email protected]>: >>> Please don't use Google Maps when doing OSM. It's just not worth the >>> risk. >> >>I understand that this is a safe and wise rule, but as Wikimedia >>Commons' site suggests (and Nic's reply, commenting on talk-legal >>discussions), there may be a fair use (or fair dealing) for rectifying >>the location of an object this way. > > The concept of fair use is something which differs from one jurisdiction to > another. [snip]
I know, though the principle is in UK law: http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p09_fair_use With Google and OSM users being in many countries, I accept it's a legal headache > Just go out with a GPS to take an accurate > position, or use another data source that we have a right to use. [snip] I do. To be clear, I'm not advocating using Gmaps/G-earth for OSM, I was just puzzled by the (apparently unproblematic) use of it in Wikimedia and wondered if a parallel use was justifiable. Also, I can't see what Google would gain by stopping Wikimedia users from geolocating their pics, while OSM is eventually going to compete with gmaps. 2009/2/24 David Earl <[email protected]>: > The whole basis of OSM is that we don't derive data from copyright sources > without explicit permission. I guess this is the bottom line. As Nic replied, very limited usage might be defensible, but best not to have anything to defend. regards, LT _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
