[OSM-talk] Google Data Liberation Front - beyond amazing

[Emilie Laffray]

Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> On Friday afternoon I made a request via Google's Data Liberation Front 
> moderator page that they should sort out the legalities for their aerial 
> imagery. This could let people use tracings from Google imagery 
> elsewhere, just as Yahoo allows, rather than being locked down to Google 
> Maps and its API. We've already established there's no legal barrier to 
> them doing so.
>
> Thanks to you all, the support has been absolutely amazing.
>
> In a day and a half, we have 414 votes for the request - I've had to 
> refresh three times while writing this e-mail, it just keeps going up. 
> Their next most popular suggestion has 136 votes, just a third of our 
> tally. We're all over Twitter and elsewhere.
>
> (Lest there be any doubt, this isn't a crappy "I want I want I want" 
> petition. This is how Google actively ask you to make your requests.)
>
> What now?
>
> Please *keep publicising it*. Please translate and post to your local 
> mailing list. We're not on talk-de yet - that must be worth a good few 
> votes! Blog, tweet, tell your friends.
>
> If we're way out in front, Google will listen to us. If we're way out in 
> front, we can publicise it elsewhere, from the Guardian to Slashdot. We 
> need to show that it's not just a handful of legal bores who think this 
> matters - it's really important to a lot of people.
>
> The address is:
>
>     http://url.ie/2ero
>
> Sign in and show your support. I'm bowled over by the response so far - 
> let's make it even better.
>   

You have been on talk-fr. I really hope this will get us what we want.
Thanks for your efforts Richard.

Emilie Laffray

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