I'm all for common sense, but I am also for clarity. It is very frustrating that Google's legal terms are restrictive on their face, but then some things are tolerated with a wink.
Someone here remarked recently that Google's legal folks seem to want restrictions and the technical folks want openness for practical purposes. I suspect that the marketers, who really run things, want ambiguity. Thus the muddle on many issues related to the terms documents. On Oct 27, 10:56 am, "warden [Andrew Leach - Maps API Guru]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 27, 3:45 pm, boomerbubba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes, I have stared at that language often. I find it to be poorly > > worded and ambiguous, more confusing than enlightening. What the heck > > is "administration" supposed to mean? > > I don't think it matters. Take out the bit in parenthesis, which is > only there to enhance the meaning (or not!): "If the purpose of the > password protected map is to enhance the publicly available map, then > your site is likely within the Terms of Service." > > Now it hinges on what an enhancement is. I reckon this is intended to > allow the addition/alteration of data on the public map. To use the > real-estate example: how are sellers going to position a marker > showing a property location with any accuracy if they don't have a map > on which to do it? > > The Terms are poorly worded, and the FAQ may not clarify; but there > has to be an element of common sense as well, surely? > > Andrew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
