Pamela, Thanks for the new Terms and FAQ. It's great to see. One immediate question regarding the new non-web permissions (though the OS issues should be far higher on everyone's list of topics to deal with than my trifling).
Just to clarify, we're allowed desktop applications now, as per (7.1.c). However, those desktop applications must still be "generally accessible to users without charge" (9.1), and must not require themselves to be behind a firewall or on a local network (9.1.b). If they run from an installed location, not requiring a firewall, or an internal network, this would be seem to satisfy (b). Does public accessibility require that we make the program freely downloadable on some website somewhere, or does it simply mean that we may not charge for the application? Thanks a lot, Josh http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html#section_7_1 7.1 *Definitions*. ... (c) "*Maps API Implementation*" means a software application or website that uses the Maps APIs to obtain and display Content in conjunction with Your Content, according to these Terms. ... http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html#section_9_1 9.1 *Free, Public Accessibility to Your Maps API Implementation*. Your Maps API Implementation must be generally accessible to users without charge. You may require users to log in to your Maps API Implementation if you do not require users to pay a fee. Unless you have entered into a separate written agreement with Google or obtained Google's written permission<http://www.google.com/enterprise/maps/>, your Maps API Implementation must not: (a) require a fee-based subscription or other fee-based restricted access; or (b) operate only behind a firewall or only on an internal network (except during the development and testing phase). On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:05 AM, pamela (Google Employee) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi developers- > > We just posted an updated Terms of Service. > > Blog post announcement: > > http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2008/11/posted-by-mickey-kataria-product.html > > New Terms: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html > > Updated FAQ: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html > > Please read through the terms when you have the chance, as there are > quite a few clarifications/additions/changes. I understand that there > may also be sections that appear more restrictive than before, and you > may have concerns about those. > > Please post your questions and concerns here, and please know that we > will be reading through this thread in determining what needs > clarifying in the FAQ or even in the Terms. But also keep in mind that > it is the weekend (atleast in our timezone :) and that Terms > clarifications generally require legal consult, so we will likely not > have official responses for a few days. > > Thanks! > - pamela > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
