[WikiEN-l] Google Earth screenshots

Thu Nov 23 17:34:11 UTC 2006

On 11/23/06, Stephen Bain <stephen.bain at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/23/06, Bogdan Giusca <liste at dapyx.com> wrote:
> > Note that some of the images claim "PD".
>
> In that case the uploaders need a stern talking to. It's hard to
> imagine that people don't realise that imagery from Google Earth is
> copyrighted when it's plastered all over the bottom of the screen, and
> appears in the screenshots.
>
Just because something claims to be copyrighted doesn't mean it is.

Much of Google Earth imagery *is* public domain.  Google has not added
the necessary creativity to change this.

That said, it's much safer to just use NASA Worldwind.

Anthony