On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 3:24 AM, Springfield Harrison <[email protected]> wrote:
> I certainly don't comprehend the licensing issues but don't know > why it should be overly difficult, especially in an emergency situation. I > would understand if someone was trying to make a dollar off Google Earth. > Or cause a liability for them somehow. > > However, what are the copyright issues of creating a database of > points in QGIS over a Bing, MapQuest or Google maps layer? I suppose they > are all licensed differently perhaps. More lawyers getting richer! > > These two FAQs might help: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#2a._Can_I_trace_data_from_Google_Maps.2FNokia_Maps.2F....3F http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FAQ#Why_don.27t_you_just_use_Google_Maps.2Fwhoever_for_your_data.3F
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