Quote from: madelaide on June 16, 2011, 16:02

Really? What about the modify, distribute, and royalty-free?? Those are odd terms for this type of service, or not?

Seriously, you can upload or send any image online there, not just stuff you hold copyright on.  Just because I send a picture of the Mona Lisa through doesn't mean I'm telling google they can use it in an ad.

11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

If you don�t have the rights you cannot give google a licence.
If you upload your own work - then you are opting in and giving them a licence simply by uploading.

Push comes to shove, you have granted google a licence legally and thats that - don�t use google services and you don�t