[Tagging] Relationship between place=* and name=*

[Paul Allen]

On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 at 23:17, Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner at gmx.at> wrote:

> On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 08:08:18 +0100 (CET)
> Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>
> > Google satellite, Google Street View must not be used for making
> > edits and it includes deleting data.
>
> IANAL, but there is very, very, very little reason to argue this view
> from a copyright (and respective laws in other jurisdictions) point of
> view, especially when just verifying that other sources including your
> own knowledge/memory is correct like in this case.
>

American tort jurisprudence can be summed up with a single
rule: "Deepest pocket wins."  The merits of your case do not
matter at all, what matters is having enough money to prolong
matters long enough that your opponent cannot afford to keep
going.  You keep raising the bet until your opponent folds.

Google has lots of money.  OSM doesn't.  OSM loses
the case, even if every single point of law supports OSM.

Note that this isn't about Google using OSM data, which OSM
contractual requirements say must be fought in English courts
but OSM mappers using Google data, which would be fought in
US courts.

Unless you personally have more money than Google and are
willing to use all of that money to pay somebody to fight Google
in court, don't tell people that it's OK to use Google maps/streetview/
imagery in any way.  Legally it might be, but in terms of a court
fight it very much is not.

-- 
Paul
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