There was a period of a few weeks, maybe months, where there were actual negotiations, and that line mattered. But now? Not so much. As for encouraging downloading?
Obviously that is bullshit. Every single use of Google Maps involves downloading their ‘copyrighted images and data.” I don’t have to get into the whole ‘how the web works’ screed. Google’s _whole business model_ is based on downloading other people’s copyrighted images and data, and doing things with that data that the original creator’s did not intend.

That is sort of the way innovation works. And isn’t it sweet that Google allows us to make Google Maps’s mashups with their copyrighted images and data? Sure. It is all great, until you want to do something outside of their rules.

they get a takedown notice from google. there really need to be better T&C for this stuff

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