[OSM-talk] Google WMS: is this legal?

Someoneelse lists at mail.atownsend.org.uk
Tue Mar 30 13:15:44 BST 2010


Ian Dees wrote:
> We need to be careful about our words. Tracing data into OSM from any  
> source could be a violation of the terms of use of the service, but it  
> is definitely not illegal. 

Well - there may be some jurisdiction out there dumb enough to make a 
violation of some Ts & Cs an infringement of some law or other. 
Unlikely, but possible, and dafter laws do get passed from time to time, 
so "definitely not" is probably overstating it a tad.

(sorry to play Captain Obvious)





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