[OSM-legal-talk] Can I publish Google Earth Pro images in a book?

[Kathy Bizzoco]

Thanks for both answers, openstreetmap seems like it will work.


On 2/5/15, 11:28 PM, Josh Livni wrote:
> You may be interested in this page 
> <http://www.google.com/permissions/geoguidelines.html#maps-print>.
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 7:05 PM, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com 
> <mailto:penorman at mac.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 2/5/2015 6:39 PM, Kathy Bizzoco wrote:
>
>         I've spent two days reading google's map copyright policies,
>         and my head is so turned around, I don't know in which
>         direction to look.
>
>         Does anyone know if I can use images of Iraq and Baghdad,
>         using Google Earth Pro (because it offers high resolution
>         image download, which I need for printing), as long as I
>         include the stated "attribution" (i.e. copyright clause) under
>         each map?
>
>     This is the legal list for OpenStreetMap, so we're not in a
>     position to give advice on Google's licensing. My understanding is
>     that the normal Google map product licensing would forbid
>     extracting imagery to put in a book.
>
>     You may want to look at other imagery options such as purchasing
>     from vendors like DigitalGlobe. If you are after lower resolution,
>     sources like Landsat are a good free option.
>
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