Hi Barry,

Its a bit hidden - which makes me even more suspicious.  You ave to
goto the standard api terms page:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html

Then in the top corner use the Google Terms of Service - which takes
you to: http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS


And its data that you "submit, post or display on or through, the
Services" - so that definitely includes anything you add on it - even
if its client side points and lines (though it could be harder for
google to get it)


<<Its not quite as 'far reaching' as that. A point plotted on their
map
(particully with the OpenSpace API) they may consider derived
information, not every point displayed.
>>
The OS definitely conside any data that is even checked against their
maps is derived.  The only totally clean way is to use GPS data that
is not plotted on and potentially checked against OS data.

This will have signifcant implications for many organisations in the
UK who are considering using google maps - the vast majority of data
in the UK is OS derived in some shape or form.  I'm not suggesting the
OS stance is reasonable - but it is one thye have held for a long
time.

But there again I don't think googles terms are very reasonable either
for an organisation that generally likes to be considered the "good
guys" - I just hope that they can move as swiftly with thsi as they
did with Chrome

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