[OSM-talk] Australia has Google Street View!

[Michael Stilmant]

Hello,

I think the problem is not the image itself but the fact that, thanks to
google services you can locate this image and say "this is related to that
street I need to name into OSM"
So it is a derivated work from Google service; so it is not allowed.

Best regards

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Gustav Foseid <gustavf at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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