Also, do you know that one can style OpenStreetMap maps to look like google maps?
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Zac Spitzer <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > > broadly speaking, your simply still bound to all google's map api > restrictions, > bar the fact that your allowed to embed via OL rather than the gmaps api. > > Gmaps doesn't allow usage which is non free (ie password protected) > without a commercial license. Therefore you might be going to run into > such issues with things like reports > > z > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Peter Dawn<[email protected]> wrote: > > i might add, what are the legal complications of generating reports or > > screenshots of OL with google maps as the base layer. perhaps even in > > commercial documentation or reports or brochures etc. > > > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Richard > > Greenwood<[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am confused with regard to the legal aspects of using Google maps in > >> OL. Is this the license, or terms of service, that governs use of > >> Google map layers in within OpenLayers: > >> http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS or is there a different one? > >> > >> Under http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS It says: > >> "5.3 You agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of the > >> Services by any means other than through the interface that is > >> provided by Google..." > >> So is Google referring to their server interface here, not their > >> client JavaScript interface? And thus it is okay to use OL instead of > >> the Google map API? > >> > >> Basically my questions is: From a legal perspective, is there any > >> difference between consuming and displaying Google map layers in > >> OpenLayers as opposed to doing the same in Google maps API? I know > >> that people are generally reluctant to express legal opinions, but any > >> general hints or pointers would be appreciated. > >> > >> Regards, > >> -- > >> Richard Greenwood > >> [email protected] > >> www.greenwoodmap.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > > > > -- > Zac Spitzer - > http://zacster.blogspot.com > +61 405 847 168 > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >
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