Script to fetch coordinate from Google Maps
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	Jul 31 2017, 3:15 PM

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There's a script in zhwiki to add coordinate from Google Maps to articles. It may be convenient if there's also a script to add them to Wikidata.

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Bugreporter created this task.Jul 31 2017, 3:15 PM

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Sjoerddebruin moved this task from Backlog to Suggestions for new gadgets on the Wikidata-Gadgets board.Jul 31 2017, 9:20 PM

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I think there is a risk for copyright violation to copy coordinates from google maps.
Suggesting to reject this ticket or consider the copyright side before going to implement that (there are probably other databases for which it is valid)

In Wikipedia this is a common practice.

In T172122#7335309, @eranroz wrote:

I think there is a risk for copyright violation to copy coordinates from google maps.
Suggesting to reject this ticket or consider the copyright side before going to implement that (there are probably other databases for which it is valid)

Yup.

In T172122#7336318, @Bugreporter wrote:

In Wikipedia this is a common practice.

Yep. But one thing is some individuals that have not a strong consideration of Wikidata CC0 policies; and one thing is officially endorsing copy-paste from Google Maps and other "all rights reserved" projects with an official tool that encourage this.

The risks are just too much high, and Wikidata is here to stay. This tool increases the probabilities to receive boring lawsuits, and the benefits do not outweigh this risk :(

Probably better to don't :(

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