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| Thread ID: 80682 | 2007-07-01 22:07:00 | Maps on Websites | Tyroneb (11728) | PC World Chat |
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| 564879 | 2007-07-01 22:07:00 | Hey all, Just building a website for a small business and need to put a map of where on the site. Does anyone know of any maps you can use 4 free for commercial use? Thanks Tyrone |
Tyroneb (11728) | ||
| 564880 | 2007-07-01 22:11:00 | wikimapia.org wises.co.nz smaps.co.nz |
Greg (193) | ||
| 564881 | 2007-07-01 23:06:00 | thanks | Tyroneb (11728) | ||
| 564882 | 2007-07-01 23:23:00 | www.google.com | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 564883 | 2007-07-02 09:44:00 | wikimapia.org wises.co.nz smaps.co.nz Are you sure you can use those for free? I am pretty sure that in their terms of use, that they forbid duplicating and modifying. |
rogerp (6864) | ||
| 564884 | 2007-07-03 07:03:00 | The Terms on the wises . co . nz site include: . . . Copyright: As between you and apnfinda the contents of the Website are apnfinda™s copyright . No part of the Website may be distributed, resold, published, copied, reproduced, transmitted or stored and you are not permitted to incorporate the material or any part of it in any other work or publication (whether in hard copy, electronic or any other form) without apnfinda™s express written consent . apnfinda reserves the right to prohibit links to the Website and you agree to remove or cease any link upon apnfinda™s request . You may not frame any part of the Website by including advertising or other revenue generating material . In general, any matter on a web site or in a book or on a CD is protected by copyright . It is protected automatically . There's no need for a copyright symbol, or an explicit statement like that one . Some people seem to have a cavalier attitude towards copyright . What they do is their business, subject to the real problem that they are liable to penalties for their own misbehaviour . It's not a helpful idea to suggest that other people should steal copyrighted matter . Only if matter is explicitly stated (by the owner) to be in the public domain is it legitimate to make use of it without permission . Using copyright matter without the explicit, prior, permission of the owner is an offence . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 564885 | 2007-07-03 08:16:00 | The Terms on the wises . co . nz site include:In general, any matter on a web site or in a book or on a CD is protected by copyright . It is protected automatically . There's no need for a copyright symbol, or an explicit statement like that one . Some people seem to have a cavalier attitude towards copyright . What they do is their business, subject to the real problem that they are liable to penalties for their own misbehaviour . It's not a helpful idea to suggest that other people should steal copyrighted matter . Only if matter is explicitly stated (by the owner) to be in the public domain is it legitimate to make use of it without permission . Using copyright matter without the explicit, prior, permission of the owner is an offence . I would recommend looking for CC (creative content) where people can reuse content on their own website . Google seems to allow you to use their maps on their website without a problem . |
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