Hi, I am currently working on a large virtual tour of my home town pretty much the same as Google street view - but better and thanks to the invaluable input of a few members on this forum (you know who you are) the process has become a reality and the project roles on.
I have seen many similar VT street view mashups doing the same thing but it did cross my mind today about the legality of what I am doing - i.e I dont really want a man in a suit and briefcase from Google come knocking on my door saying that I have copied them and here´s your court date
Clearly I am not going to reference it to Google streetview or call it anything like that but I wondered if anyone had drilled into this before to see if you can do it legally? I am not sure what patent cover they have and on what concept to know whether I am in the clear. I feel sure they have no right to stop you from taking a VT of a street as that was being done way before street view came along.
Any thoughts/feedback greatfully accepted.