[OpenLayers-Users] copyright box on Google Maps layer

[Michael]

Well, I should have known better!

It's a great tool and a great community.  Thanks for correcting me so 
gently.

Michael

On 5/26/2011 8:08 AM, Andreas Hocevar wrote:
> Sorry Michael, but you're barking up the wrong tree. This copyright
> popup is opened by OpenLayers, not Google. It is the popup that is
> supposed to open when you click on "Map Data" in the Google map's
> attribution. This thread is not about removing any copyright notices,
> but about avoiding the issue that OpenLayers opens the copyright
> notices in a popup after every mouse movement.
>
> Andreas.
>
> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Michael<mdm at yachtpc.com>  wrote:
>> May I suggest another perspective?  Or refresh one, if it was already your
>> plan...
>>
>> Completely *removing* the copyright notice, where someone has put their
>> stuff out there saying "if you use it, you must preserve the copyright
>> notice" may not exemplify the best practices of our community.  In its way,
>> it's as inappropriate as taking open-source code and repackaging it as
>> proprietary.
>>
>> Even Google, in its Terms of Use (shorter, by the way, than a GPL License)
>> implicitly acknowledges that you can remove the notice, but must replace it
>> elsewhere.
>>
>> So, for those of us using Google Maps, or other sources that bear
>> attribution, let's at least replace the copyright box with an appropriate
>> line such as "Google Map content (C) Google, TeleAtlas and their suppliers"
>> somewhere appropriate.  I think other discussions have also looked to
>> preserve the spirit of the notices, which is a fine practice.
>>
>> I don't work for Google, but have spent many years as a Silicon Valley
>> technology lawyer fighting on this front.  I've found that the best way to
>> avoid warfare is to show a little courtesy and respect for the efforts of
>> others.  Even if the "other" is a huge corporation.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> Here's the Google TOU clause:
>>
>> All uses of Google Maps and Google Earth and Content MUST provide
>> attribution to Google and our suppliers. In no circumstance do we approve of
>> any use of Content without proper attribution. Requests for exceptions will
>> not be answered.
>>
>> Attribution is the line(s) shown on the bottom of the Content in the
>> products along with copyright notices, such as “©2011 Google, Map Data ©2011
>> Tele Atlas.” (The exact text of the attribution changes based on geography
>> and Content type.) The attribution text must be legible to the average
>> viewer or reader. The automatically-generated Google logo and attribution
>> text may only be removed or obstructed if reintroduced in a visible form
>> elsewhere within the Content. In print use, if for some reason attribution
>> cannot be placed within the Content, separate attribution text must be
>> provided directly adjacent to the Content. In video, attribution must appear
>> on-screen for the entire duration the Content is displayed; we cannot
>> approve requests to move attribution to end credits.
>>
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>>
>>
>> On 5/26/2011 7:08 AM, Mr. Puneet Kishor wrote:
>>
>> So, I have started getting that infamous copyright box on Google Maps layer.
>> I had no problems so far, never saw that box. Never changed the code, but
>> today I noticed that every time I visit my web page, the copyright box is
>> there.
>>
>> I am using OL 2.10.
>>
>> A few additional notes --
>>
>> I tried searching the OL mailing list archive, but the search via nabble
>> widget [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users] is broken.
>> I get a stream of Java errors spewed by Jetty.
>>
>> I tried scanning the archives but quickly started seeing doubles. I did
>> notice that four months of email list archives are missing at
>> [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/openlayers-users/].
>>
>> Anyway, help on getting rid of that copyright box would be much appreciated.
>>
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