[OSM-talk] Why do you use Google Maps instead of OSM? Because of buildings...

[Liz]

On Mon, 9 Nov 2009, Anthony wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 3:00 AM, Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk> wrote:
> > Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> >> Yes, we know that everyone could probably use OSM maps for their
> >> business website if they spent a week surveying their surrounding area
> >> / creating custom renderings. But that's not very helpful when they
> >> can just embed Google instantly and get the same results.
> >
> > And how many of their competitors would also be linked to that site via
> > google's linked advertising?
>
> In this case (http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/about_us/map), none,
> because they plagiarized the map.
>

and from http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/terms

The material on this site is protected by international copyright and 
trademark laws.

They don't actually claim to own the material.