On 23/11/06, Anthony wikilegal@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 ;-)