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This graphic was created in Adobe Illustrator and is therefore easy to amend - as more info becomes available. I think it's better to have our own version rather relying on the MSM to come up with something to cut 'n' paste. I could also make it it into an SVG version if required. Please feel free to add suggestions for improvements: --[[User:Two Dogs|Two Dogs]] ([[User talk:Two Dogs|talk]]) 20:49, 18 August 2014 (IST) | This graphic was created in Adobe Illustrator and is therefore easy to amend - as more info becomes available. I think it's better to have our own version rather relying on the MSM to come up with something to cut 'n' paste. I could also make it it into an SVG version if required. Please feel free to add suggestions for improvements: --[[User:Two Dogs|Two Dogs]] ([[User talk:Two Dogs|talk]]) 20:49, 18 August 2014 (IST) | ||
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| + | :overlaying the information on this graphic on static map originated from Google maps is not a violation of Google copyright as I read it - [https://www.google.co.uk/permissions/geoguidelines.html#basics See here]. It would also improve the image usefulness considerably - IOW your original image is OK IMO. Such use on Wikispooks as a non-commercial educational site, is classic 'fair use'. If you are worried about personal liability, the clear answer is that any potential liability is on the publisher, not the author. Whilst we have been pursued for alleged copyright violations over pictures (none of them successfully I might add) we have never been pursued by Google, or anyone else, for an alleged mapping image copyright violation and there are plenty of them on the site. --[[User:Peter|Peter P]] ([[User talk:Peter|talk]]) 07:19, 19 August 2014 (IST) | ||
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This graphic was created in Adobe Illustrator and is therefore easy to amend - as more info becomes available. I think it's better to have our own version rather relying on the MSM to come up with something to cut 'n' paste. I could also make it it into an SVG version if required. Please feel free to add suggestions for improvements: --Two Dogs (talk) 20:49, 18 August 2014 (IST)
- overlaying the information on this graphic on static map originated from Google maps is not a violation of Google copyright as I read it - See here. It would also improve the image usefulness considerably - IOW your original image is OK IMO. Such use on Wikispooks as a non-commercial educational site, is classic 'fair use'. If you are worried about personal liability, the clear answer is that any potential liability is on the publisher, not the author. Whilst we have been pursued for alleged copyright violations over pictures (none of them successfully I might add) we have never been pursued by Google, or anyone else, for an alleged mapping image copyright violation and there are plenty of them on the site. --Peter P (talk) 07:19, 19 August 2014 (IST)
