Hi,
I haven't read this thread in full but it has come to my attention
that people in this thread have argued that it would be acceptable to
use Google StreetView pictures when mapping.
It is not.
The legal situation may be debatable and indeed differ from country to
country but Google's terms of use do not permit making derivative works
of their imagery and distributing them.
As a project, our general approach to any situation where something was
not totally clear legally has always been to err on the side of caution.
If someone says that we cannot use this data then we won't, even if
there are people who say that it might still be legal to do so.
So don't use Google Street View for mapping unless you have explicit
permission from Google to do so.
Bye
Frederik
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