Hi Andrew, On Oct 26, 6:45 pm, "warden [Andrew Leach - Maps API Guru]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 26, 3:21 pm, albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From the Google Maps API Terms of Use: > > [quote] > > The API may be used only for services that are generally accessible to > > consumers without charge. Accordingly, You may not use the API for any > > service that requires a subscription or other restricted access, or > > for which a fee is charged. > > [/quote] > > I would say (see my earlier post) that you are using the API in a > service which does not *require* a subscription or restricted access > [in fact your login isn't really a restriction if it's free and easy > to get] and the fee isn't charged for services provided via the API, > because if you don't pay a fee you get the same API service as if you > do pay. "You may not the API for any service for which a fee is > charged." That's fine. The services for which you are charging don't > use the API.
That is the way I understood it as well. > I don't see a problem. Take an example of real-estate listings: > getting a map with pins of available properties is free, and it's > permissible to charge for the opportunity to place a pin on the map. > You can even provide a restricted-access administration page which > allows your paying customers to maintain the position of their pin. > That's in the FAQ athttp://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_commercial > andhttp://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_password. That > example is far more borderline and debatable than your proposal, and > yet it's given as an allowable use. Thanks for pointing this out. > In my opinion, which should not be taken as definitive legal opinion. Understood. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
