[OSM-legal-talk] Can I use this photo

Edward Bainton bainton.ete at gmail.com
Tue Sep 29 17:26:50 UTC 2020


Thanks: I thought maybe 'others can use your content' meant we could.

I'll keep hunting, but no CC photos of that patch of water that I've found
so far.

Any problem with linking to it only, in the meantime?

On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 17:53, Kathleen Lu via legal-talk <
legal-talk at openstreetmap.org> wrote:

> No, that's just standard language that says Australia247.info can use the
> photo, it says nothing about what OSM wiki or anyone can do. You would need
> to get permission from the user. I suggest looking for a CC licensed photo.
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 11:45 PM Edward Bainton <bainton.ete at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi legal beagles.
>>
>> I have found a photo
>> <https://cdn.australia247.info/assets/uploads/b7fa27b619deac1ef15f476171bb844a_-queensland-somerset-regional-hazeldean-nrma-lake-somerset-holiday-parkhtml.jpg>
>> that I'd like to include in the wiki.
>>
>> It appears to be user content contributed to this page
>> <https://australia247.info/explore/queensland/somerset_regional/hazeldean/nrma_lake_somerset_holiday_park.html>
>> on the australia247.info site under the terms
>> <https://australia247.info/terms> below.
>>
>> If the site confirms that it is 'user content' can I use that photo in
>> the wiki, with appropriate attribution and source info?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Edward / eteb3
>>
>> USER CONTENT
>>
>> The Service allows you to post content, including comments, photos, and
>> other materials. Anything that you post or otherwise make available on our
>> website is referred to as "user content." You are solely responsible for
>> the user content you post on the Service. If you post your content on
>> Australia247.info, it still belongs to you but *we can show it to people
>> and others can use your content.*
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