[OSM-talk] Google Street View copyright question

[Jonathan Bennett]

David Muir Sharnoff wrote:
> Google's forbids many things, but looking at an image and noting the
> turn restrictions (or other content) that you can see within it is not
> mentioned.   Such a use is not covered by "2 (b) copy, translate,
> modify, or make derivative works of the Content or any part thereof;"
> since the turn restrictions are something that you can see in the
> image -- not the image itself.
> 
> -Dave

Google's (or rather Tele Atlas's) lawyers would argue you were indeed 
making a derivative work, and they can afford better lawyers than us -- 
unless you have a huge pot of cash you want to use to test this case?

As I said, there's probably a deal to be done with Google where we have 
permission to use the images, but it will take work and diplomacy.