On Sun, 2011-04-03 at 12:03 +0200, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: > The Google StreetView database isn't in Europe, it doesn't > have anyspecial conditions attached to its use, > > it has. At least if there aren't for Streetview in particular, the > ones of Googlemaps in general do apply.
How do you assume that? Do the terms for google maps also apply to google news and google images too? Google street-view is a different product to google maps, it is a product they own and have created. Google maps contains data that Google has licenced from other sources (teleatlas, geoeye, europa, etc). This map data, Google cannot relicence. Google street-view is a google product, created by google, which they own 100% of the rights to. The terms of use of both these products may be similar, but given that the map data is covered under many different terms, I doubt that all those restrictions have been placed on street-view. Based on andrzej's email correspondence, where it was pointed out that the relevant point in ToS is in regards to 'mass downloads or bulk feeds of any content', I assume this means that we cant automate the process from googles resources (such as the bing street tracer), but that individual use is fine ('checking the odd street name is okay'). >From reading andrzej's email it seems as though Google would be happy to help out, but they believe OSM is complete and up-to-date in the areas they have coverage. David _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk