[WikiEN-l] Google Earth screenshots

Fri Nov 24 10:02:38 UTC 2006

On 23/11/06, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:

> 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.

Unfortunately, most of what people want to use is high-res shots of
local areas, which are the bits (IME) most likely to be
honest-to-god-actually-copyrighted work as opposed to
USGS-with-a-label-on-it copyrighted...

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

It's a nicer-executed program, too ;-)

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- Andrew Gray
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