[OSM-talk] Bing Imagery

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2009/8/5 Jukka Rahkonen <jukka.rahkonen at mmmtike.fi>:
>> and the imagery ("Birds Eye View") is explicitly marked as copyright
>> below the image.
>>
>> Seems pretty explicit to me.
>
> Sure, if the aim is to copy the images.  It is not so clear if the aim is to
> interpret the imagery and make a map from the visible facts. See
> http://www.systemed.net/blog/?p=100

well, as long as it is not explicitly permitted it's the same
situation with Google as with MS, and they put the right warning on
top, so believe them:
(from their site):
Big Important Warning. This post argues that it is legal to trace from
Google-provided satellite imagery and upload the results to
OpenStreetMap. Do not do this. “Legal” is one thing; “accepted by the
OSM community” another; and “liable to expose a not-for-profit
Foundation to a lawsuit from one of the world’s biggest companies”
something else entirely. Seriously, don’t. This post is here for
interest and to start a discussion.

Besides that: the copyright holder is not MS but different companies
that licensed their pics to MS, so not MS can give you permission, but
you'll have to ask
e.g. for the UK aerials http://www1.getmapping.com/
(you can usually find the copyright holder of the imagery in the lower
right corner)

cheers,
Martin