AnMaster wrote > Sent: 09 December 2007 21:21 > To: FlightGear developers discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Google Earth scenery > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > Gijs de Rooy wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I know there was/is a discussion about using real photo's as > > FlightGear textures. Google Earth was one of the softwares that are > > usable for our scenery. We know the pictures are > copyrighted, but we > > may use them in FlightGear because: > > > > - FlightGear is non commercial software (non paid). > > > > And when we read this Google-quote we got the idea we may use the > > pics... > > > > "You can personally use an image from the application (for > example on > > your website, > > on a blog or in a word document) as long as you preserve > the copyrights and attributions > > including the Google logo attribution. However, you cannot > sell these to others, provide > > them as part of a service, or use them in a commercial > product such as a book or TV > > show without first getting a rights clearance from Google." > > As you can sell GPL software (for example sell CDs with it > on) google's license would not be GPL compatible I belive. > But I'm not a lawyer. > > > > My English is not perfect so I may read these sentences on a wrong > > way. Please tell me if so. > > > > After all we just need someone who write Google to ask permission. > > Here's the aplication form: > > http://services.google.com/permissions/application :) > >
We have already asked permission, altough soemtime ago now, and were refused. Regards Vivian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
