[OpenLayers-Users] Google license

[Jan Martin]

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 <zac.spitzer at gmail.com> 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<petedawn at gmail.com> 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<richard.greenwood at gmail.com> 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
> >> richard.greenwood at gmail.com
> >> www.greenwoodmap.com
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