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What I'd like is to have this image then be uploaded in Google Maps' satelite layer for everyone's benefit. Or OpenStreetMap for that matter.

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As sibling said, copyright won't let you do that. But there is lots of imagery already available that can be used more freely [0], though usually not in high resolution - enough for some cases, not enough for others.

[0] https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/eo-browser/ (still check usage conditions)

Copyright isn't supposed to apply to non-artistic images. Is the jurisdiction USA, do you know of caselaw that's relevant here? Thanks.

Copyright will prevent that from happening, I'm guessing.

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