Do objects in the public view need licencing?
I would like to create a game that would use Google Street maps to build a map for gaming. Can pictures or video be obtained from Google maps to produce a game?
Google maps already blur signs and such. Can billboards and such in the game be reproduced without acquiring permission? What permissions might I need?
https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/168615/google-street-view-racing-game
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I would like to create a game that would use Google Street maps to build a map for gaming. Can pictures or video be obtained from Google maps to produce a game?
Google maps already blur signs and such. Can billboards and such in the game be reproduced without acquiring permission? What permissions might I need?
https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/168615/google-street-view-racing-game
Google Maps Licensing
licensing public-domain publishing product-liability
asked 11 hours ago
MuzeMuze
2971314
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I would like to create a game that would use Google Street maps to build a map for gaming. Can pictures or video be obtained from Google maps to produce a game?
Google maps already blur signs and such. Can billboards and such in the game be reproduced without acquiring permission? What permissions might I need?
https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/168615/google-street-view-racing-game
Google Maps Licensing
licensing public-domain publishing product-liability
asked 11 hours ago
MuzeMuze
2971314
I would like to create a game that would use Google Street maps to build a map for gaming. Can pictures or video be obtained from Google maps to produce a game?
Google maps already blur signs and such. Can billboards and such in the game be reproduced without acquiring permission? What permissions might I need?
https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/168615/google-street-view-racing-game
Google Maps Licensing
licensing public-domain publishing product-liability
licensing public-domain publishing product-liability
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You can take pictures of public buildings and use them in your game, if you want. You cannot copy pictures (of anything) taken by someone else without the copyright owner's permission, so you need Google's permission to copy their photographs. The public building exception is specifically about architectural works and does not include e.g. murals drawn on buildings, or billboards. In such a case, you would need permission from the copyright holder (the artist, or employer). You might hope for a fair use exception (again, assuming you took the pictures yourself), which has a better chance of succeeding if this is a free game.
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Does this mean that a photograph of a billboard on the street cannot be sold by the photographer without permission of whoever owns the billboard content?
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You can take pictures of public buildings and use them in your game, if you want. You cannot copy pictures (of anything) taken by someone else without the copyright owner's permission, so you need Google's permission to copy their photographs. The public building exception is specifically about architectural works and does not include e.g. murals drawn on buildings, or billboards. In such a case, you would need permission from the copyright holder (the artist, or employer). You might hope for a fair use exception (again, assuming you took the pictures yourself), which has a better chance of succeeding if this is a free game.
answered 10 hours ago
user6726user6726
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Does this mean that a photograph of a billboard on the street cannot be sold by the photographer without permission of whoever owns the billboard content?
– Greendrake
3 hours ago
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You can take pictures of public buildings and use them in your game, if you want. You cannot copy pictures (of anything) taken by someone else without the copyright owner's permission, so you need Google's permission to copy their photographs. The public building exception is specifically about architectural works and does not include e.g. murals drawn on buildings, or billboards. In such a case, you would need permission from the copyright holder (the artist, or employer). You might hope for a fair use exception (again, assuming you took the pictures yourself), which has a better chance of succeeding if this is a free game.
answered 10 hours ago
user6726user6726
60.1k455102
Does this mean that a photograph of a billboard on the street cannot be sold by the photographer without permission of whoever owns the billboard content?
– Greendrake
3 hours ago
add a comment |
You can take pictures of public buildings and use them in your game, if you want. You cannot copy pictures (of anything) taken by someone else without the copyright owner's permission, so you need Google's permission to copy their photographs. The public building exception is specifically about architectural works and does not include e.g. murals drawn on buildings, or billboards. In such a case, you would need permission from the copyright holder (the artist, or employer). You might hope for a fair use exception (again, assuming you took the pictures yourself), which has a better chance of succeeding if this is a free game.
answered 10 hours ago
user6726user6726
60.1k455102
You can take pictures of public buildings and use them in your game, if you want. You cannot copy pictures (of anything) taken by someone else without the copyright owner's permission, so you need Google's permission to copy their photographs. The public building exception is specifically about architectural works and does not include e.g. murals drawn on buildings, or billboards. In such a case, you would need permission from the copyright holder (the artist, or employer). You might hope for a fair use exception (again, assuming you took the pictures yourself), which has a better chance of succeeding if this is a free game.
answered 10 hours ago
user6726user6726
60.1k455102
answered 10 hours ago
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answered 10 hours ago
user6726user6726
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answered 10 hours ago
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Does this mean that a photograph of a billboard on the street cannot be sold by the photographer without permission of whoever owns the billboard content?
– Greendrake
3 hours ago
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Does this mean that a photograph of a billboard on the street cannot be sold by the photographer without permission of whoever owns the billboard content?
– Greendrake
3 hours ago
Does this mean that a photograph of a billboard on the street cannot be sold by the photographer without permission of whoever owns the billboard content?
– Greendrake
3 hours ago
Does this mean that a photograph of a billboard on the street cannot be sold by the photographer without permission of whoever owns the billboard content?
– Greendrake
3 hours ago
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