Hi I am aware of the technical issues with using the maps api on the iphone.
I am trying to get my head around the new google ToS as they relate to the iphone. (I have read various recent threads on them.) In particular this one: <snip> 10.4 charge users or any other third party any fee for the use of the Maps API Implementation, the Service, or the Content, unless you have entered into a separate written agreement with Google or obtained Google's written permission to do so (but if you are a consultant who creates or hosts Maps API Implementations for third party customers, you may charge such customers a fee for your consulting or hosting services); </snip> 1) As I understand it, (and I may be wrong) wrapping the url of a maps implementation up in objective-c (to allow touch pan/zoom support) is no longer illegal (?) (The url is additionally accessible from any webbrowser, the objective-c wrapper still parses it through what is basically webkit...) 2) One can't charge for such an app - it - it would have to be a free app at the iphone store. Question: if one built a second, paid app that additionally made the iphone GPS available to JS (hence one could plot one's position on the map), could one sell that? This lat/lng one would pass in is arguably "Your content" in the language of the ToS <snip> 7.1 (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. </snip> On the face of it, it looks like "your content" is part of the "Maps API Implementation" and 10.4 rules it out.... If it IS still illegal - which the above suggests..., is it the case that ANY paid iPhone app, no matter how much non-Google maps functionality it has, must be free if it shows a google map, however small that is an element of its overall functionality? In case any one is interested, the motivation for these questions is that the iphone Google Maps app shows the Japanese tile version, not the English tile version and I want to knock up a decent offering with a Japanese map showing the English tiles. I then want to offer English language lookup of Japanese addresess on to it, which I can do, but google still can't - with proper ToSch pan/ zoom. But I do need at least some prospect of a revenue stream as diddlefinger.com is operated essentially as a public service (adsense does not make much and is not really suited to the iphone in any case...) and is much used by overseas residents of Japan. At least until google provide full address support in English here.... V. Ps. > unless you have entered into a separate written agreement with Google Has anyone ever done this? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
