[OSM-talk] Data copied from Google Maps

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

    I haven't read this thread in full but it has come to my attention 
that people in this thread have argued that it would be acceptable to 
use Google StreetView pictures when mapping.

It is not.

The legal situation may be debatable and indeed differ from country to 
country but Google's terms of use do not permit making derivative works 
of their imagery and distributing them.

As a project, our general approach to any situation where something was 
not totally clear legally has always been to err on the side of caution. 
If someone says that we cannot use this data then we won't, even if 
there are people who say that it might still be legal to do so.

So don't use Google Street View for mapping unless you have explicit 
permission from Google to do so.

Bye
Frederik

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