<div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 November 2012 20:28, Pieren <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pieren3@gmail.com" target="_blank">pieren3@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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A public domain street sign does not become automagically a<br>
copyrighted "derivative work" just because you see it through a<br>
copyrighted photo.<br></blockquote></div><br>You are continuing to misrepresent what is at issue.<br><br>1. There are licence and contractual terms concerning the use of the StreetView service. <br>2. There is a possible interpretation of these conditions that may well open one or more parties to legal action from the service provider. <br>
3. The OSM project wants to remain beyond reproach when it comes to its legal position on its data.<br>4. Those who wish to use such services should take the perogative to seek explicit permission to use them in the OSM context.<br>
5. If that permission isn't obtained, we shouldn't use them.<br><br>So, which of these points do you disagree with?<br><br>Ian.<br></div>