On 12/13/06, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
Gregory Maxwell wrote:
The use of the logo was negotiated.
Glad to hear it. In answer to geni's earlier question whether they were giving credit in any way shape or form, it seemed to me that their use of the logo was a good way *to* give credit, not something for us to be jealous of.
To anyone out there who's worried about this: I'm just one guy, but from where I sit, this is a *very* nice tie-in, and we stand to gain at *least* as much from it as Google does, and quite possibly much more.
It doesn't seem right to me giving special permission to a company which makes proprietary software and distributes watermarked proprietary maps, some of which are just public domain maps with a watermark and a spurious claim of copyright on them.
Give the special permissions and assistance to the people who make World Wind. Down with Google Earth.
Anthony