[OSM-talk] Data copied from Google Maps

[Robin Paulson]

On 2012-11-04 19:08, andrzej zaborowski wrote:
>> 2(e) use the Products in a manner that gives you or any other person 
>> access to mass downloads or bulk feeds of any Content, including but 
>> not limited to numerical latitude or longitude coordinates, imagery, 
>> and visible map data;
>>
>> so checking the odd street names is OK.. but every street name I 
>> would suggest would represent a bulk feed."

let's say there are 100,000 people involved in OSM. each copies one 
name from google (so, not in her/his eyes a mass download). the OSM 
database then contains 100,000 pieces of data which are sourced from 
google. this then does constitute a mass access of data, and is 
definitely outside their terms and conditions.

how do you know everyone else is not thinking the same thing as you, 
and "checking the odd street names"?

and by the way, whoever it was using the phrase "memory aid" does not 
change what is happening. it is copying data whatever linguistic 
gymnastics you go through to try and justify it, and is thus not ok. as 
someone else said, you want the data, go collect it.

-- 
robin

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