[OSM-talk] Data copied from Google Maps

[Russ Nelson]

Janko Mihelić writes:
 > Yet everybody agrees we shouldn't copy from satellite photos, but many
 > people think we can copy from Streetview.
 > 
 > What is the difference?

Uh, because Ed Parsons said we could? Why is this so difficult to
understand?

Okay, so there's this legal doctrine called "reliance". It means that
you can rely on people's assurances. If you are told that you can do
something which would, without that assurance, be a civil offense,
then you can bring that assurance into a court of law and say "I
believed that I had permission. I thought I was complying with the
law." and the judge will say "You were. Case dismissed."

That is why, whenever someone is asked about an ongoing lawsuit, they
*always* say "No comment." You MUST publicly believe your own
propaganda, or risk losing in court.

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