Comments on: Everybody reads the Terms of Service.. http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/everybody-reads-the-terms-of-service/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: charlotte http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/everybody-reads-the-terms-of-service/comment-page-1/#comment-153260 charlotte Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:11:04 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=634#comment-153260 great blog it's good to see someone using a blog for what it is actually meant for look forward to seeing further comments. great blog it’s good to see someone using a blog for what it is actually meant for look forward to seeing further comments.

]]> By: Google Updates Terms of Service for the Google Maps API http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/everybody-reads-the-terms-of-service/comment-page-1/#comment-153257 Google Updates Terms of Service for the Google Maps API Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:55:11 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=634#comment-153257 [...] the feedback, and within two weeks issued an update and clarification which in turn appears to have addressed these concerns. Here’s the udpated ToS section 11.1: 11.1 Content License. Google claims no ownership over [...] [...] the feedback, and within two weeks issued an update and clarification which in turn appears to have addressed these concerns. Here’s the udpated ToS section 11.1: 11.1 Content License. Google claims no ownership over [...]

]]> By: Anthony Cartmell http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/everybody-reads-the-terms-of-service/comment-page-1/#comment-153178 Anthony Cartmell Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:22:51 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=634#comment-153178 OK, that reads better from my point of view. Google only requires a licence to use a Maps API site for promoting the service, and to include any data that's available in their search indexes. You can opt out of the latter by requesting that your pages/data aren't indexed. But the real issue, for UK users, is whether OS are happy now. Last time I heard from them, a couple of days ago, display OS-derived data on Google Maps was a definite no-no, and they wouldn't say whether tracings from Google's TeleAtlas data was OS-derived data or not. Potentially, using Google Maps to define UK routes and points and display them online might still be against OS's Crown Copyright... OK, that reads better from my point of view. Google only requires a licence to use a Maps API site for promoting the service, and to include any data that’s available in their search indexes. You can opt out of the latter by requesting that your pages/data aren’t indexed.

But the real issue, for UK users, is whether OS are happy now. Last time I heard from them, a couple of days ago, display OS-derived data on Google Maps was a definite no-no, and they wouldn’t say whether tracings from Google’s TeleAtlas data was OS-derived data or not. Potentially, using Google Maps to define UK routes and points and display them online might still be against OS’s Crown Copyright…

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