On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Andrew Harvey <andrew.harv...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Richard Fairhurst <rich...@systemed.net> > wrote: >> >> Andrew Harvey wrote: >>> I am yet to see a license. >> >> http://opengeodata.org/microsoft-imagery-details has a set of terms of use >> embedded in the post specifically for OSM. It's a Scribd document and >> therefore requires Flash Player. There is also a PDF download link. If you >> are unable to see the Scribd document then I've also uploaded it to >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bing#Licence . >> >> Richard > > Thanks Richard. I see that that PDF doesn't match > http://www.microsoft.com/maps/product/terms.html That is problematic > as the PDF is from a third party, and I wouldn't consider it legally > solid.
well there is a ref here : http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2010/12/01/bing-maps-aerial-imagery-in-openstreetmap.aspx to point to the other license, but it is not hosted on the site. > > Even if http://www.microsoft.com/maps/product/terms.html was updated > to the PDF, I couldn't find any sections which actually say that > derived information can be copyrighted by the tracer and released > under something CC BY-SA 2.0 compatible, or something to the same > effect. > > On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Mike Dupont > <jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> HI Andrew, >> I am also worried about this, but dont want to be seen as a troll. >> mike > > Neither do I. I just don't want a CC BY-SA database cluttered with > non-compatible data. I've looked through everything that has been > linked to, but still I cannot find the specific parts of Bing' s > actual license/terms of conditions that allow this. ok well that was a private mail, but I did not say anything important in it. I will be happy to see these issues sorted out properly and the bing arials will be a big win for example in tracing in the columbia flooding. thanks, mike _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
