<div dir="ltr">Hello, <br><br>I think the problem is not the image itself but the fact
that, thanks to google services you can locate this image and say "this
is related to that street I need to name into OSM" <br>
So it is a derivated work from Google service; so it is not allowed.<br><br>Best regards<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Gustav Foseid <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gustavf@gmail.com">gustavf@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Iván Sánchez Ortega <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ivan@sanchezortega.es" target="_blank">ivan@sanchezortega.es</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="Ih2E3d"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
The issue here is that the road sign is not covered by any copyrights, but the<br>
G StreetView image *is*.</blockquote></div><div><br>Here are a number of street signs that are likely to be covered by copyright:<br><a href="http://www.fotosearch.com/STK021/pcl11052/" target="_blank">http://www.fotosearch.com/STK021/pcl11052/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.fotosearch.com/MDG007/55844731/" target="_blank">http://www.fotosearch.com/MDG007/55844731/</a><br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/joecashin/2303051688/in/pool-beautiful_signs" target="_blank">http://flickr.com/photos/joecashin/2303051688/in/pool-beautiful_signs</a><br>
<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/henwood/2335783160/in/pool-beautiful_signs" target="_blank">http://flickr.com/photos/henwood/2335783160/in/pool-beautiful_signs</a><br><a href="http://cynthia.boxerman.co.uk/images/Local%20street%20sign.JPG" target="_blank">http://cynthia.boxerman.co.uk/images/Local%20street%20sign.JPG</a><br>
<br></div><div class="Ih2E3d"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Google *can* file a suit if you copy the street sign, as their lawyers firmly<br>
believe that photographs taken automatically by a car can and are protected<br>
by copyright.</blockquote></div></div><br>Even if the image is copyrighted (which is, in itself, not granted), would writing down factual information from the picture be derived work?<br><br>Here is a picture of an airplane, with some additional information:<br>
<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Flugfelag-Islands/Fokker-50/0012188/L/" target="_blank">http://www.airliners.net/photo/Flugfelag-Islands/Fokker-50/0012188/L/</a><br>Is the statement "Flugfélag Íslands used Fokker 50, which is an airplane with 6 blade propellers, in 1998" derived work?<br>
<br>There are no simple answers here, even if the questions are simple.<br><br><br><br>Regards,<br><br>Gustav<br></div>
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