On Feb 25, 12:31 pm, Josh Rosenthal <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thoughts?  Am I missing something?

My thoughts are...

"Generally accessible" doesn't mean "on the whole", or "most of it".
It has a specific legal meaning of "accessible to the general public"

9.1 says "Your Maps API Implementation must be generally accessible to
users without charge," and you have said that anyone can get to your
map. That satisfies that condition.

9.1 says "You may require users to log in to your Maps API
Implementation if you do not require users to pay a fee," and you have
stated that your logins would be free. That satisfies that condition.

9.1 says "Your Maps API Implementation must not require a fee-based
subscription or other fee-based restricted access," and you have
stated that it won't: access is free. That satisfies that condition.

Where there is any conflict or ambiguity, the TOS override the FAQ,
which are there to provide a gloss, with specific examples. I think
that restricting data with a free password is acceptable. In the end,
the decision is yours and you may need your own lawyer to convince you
one way or the other.

Andrew
not a lawyer
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