[OSM-talk] Google Street View copyright question

[John Smith]

2009/9/10 Anthony <osm at inbox.org>:
> I'm not sure what help a lawyer is going to be - they're not going to be
> able to guarantee you that much of anything is 100% (or 99.9%) safe in 100%
> (or 95%, weighted by user-base) of jurisdictions, especially not for free.
>  As Richard says in the comments, "In the UK, as ever, the law is less
> clear-cut than in the US."  The only way I can see this being reconciled is
> by getting explicit permission.

Actually that's what a legal opinion is, you can use it in court, if
it gets that far, to show you sort out information before doing
something and a lawyer thought it would be ok based on his or her
interpretation of the law. I think only practising lawyers are able to
legally give legal opinions.