[OSM-talk] Australia has Google Street View!

[Gustav Foseid]

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Iván Sánchez Ortega
<ivan at sanchezortega.es>wrote:

> The issue here is that the road sign is not covered by any copyrights, but
> the
> G StreetView image *is*.


Here are a number of street signs that are likely to be covered by
copyright:
http://www.fotosearch.com/STK021/pcl11052/
http://www.fotosearch.com/MDG007/55844731/
http://flickr.com/photos/joecashin/2303051688/in/pool-beautiful_signs
http://flickr.com/photos/henwood/2335783160/in/pool-beautiful_signs
http://cynthia.boxerman.co.uk/images/Local%20street%20sign.JPG

Google *can* file a suit if you copy the street sign, as their lawyers
> firmly
> believe that photographs taken automatically by a car can and are protected
> by copyright.


Even if the image is copyrighted (which is, in itself, not granted), would
writing down factual information from the picture be derived work?

Here is a picture of an airplane, with some additional information:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Flugfelag-Islands/Fokker-50/0012188/L/
Is the statement "Flugfélag Íslands used Fokker 50, which is an airplane
with 6 blade propellers, in 1998" derived work?

There are no simple answers here, even if the questions are simple.



Regards,

Gustav
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