Thanks Lex as far as i know here's the implications of the SDK license:
8.1 Google Data APIs 8.1.1 If you use any API to retrieve data from Google, you acknowledge that the data may be protected by intellectual property rights which are owned by Google or those parties that provide the data (or by other persons or companies on their behalf). Your use of any such API may be subject to additional Terms of Service. You may not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on this data (either in whole or in part) unless allowed by the relevant Terms of Service --> This SHOULD (because of the domain of the url i'm calling. ??) lead to the MAPS API Terms of Service which: 10.9 use the Service or Content with any products, systems, or applications for or in connection with: (a) real time navigation or route guidance, including but not limited to turn-by-turn route guidance that is synchronized to the position of a user's sensor-enabled device; --> that is not the case because is not synchronized. 10.12 use or display the Content without a corresponding Google map --> that is not the case since the mapview is a google map 10.8 use the Static Maps API other than in an implementation in a web browser --> it is not static maps so directions can be used in the mobile too. --> In Addition using Maps add-on means another TOS: Android Maps APIs Terms of Service Content, not limited to map data, traffic, and directions, is provided for planning purposes only. You may find that weather conditions, construction projects, closures, or other events may cause road conditions or directions to differ from the results depicted in the Content. You should exercise judgment in your use of the Content. --> directions drawn into the ANDROID map IS allowed thus. In addition to the license granted here, you may use certain Content according to the terms set forth in our Permission Guidelines for Google Maps and Google Earth. --> back to the Maps api TOS! So the question is: Does the service http://maps.google.com/maps/nav INCLUDED into the Google Maps Api TOS? Please guys help me understand legal implications Thanks again. LM. On 14 Lug, 10:29, Lex <hakkinen1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am only familiar with the general Maps/Earth API Terms of Use, which > can be found here: > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html > > See if you can find anything there about your issue. > > On Jul 13, 2:40 pm, -lm - <kimb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Android community, > > i've a license/legal question regarding asking Googledirectionsto be > > drawn directly into the MapView. > > Some of you know that asking googlehttp://maps.google.com/maps/nav > > will givedirectionsin Json + a Polyline encoded form. > > > What i would like to know is, where is the Terms of Service regarding > > this functionality? It is for Google internal use or not? > > There's also the KML which gives similar informations. > > Please note that it is NOT for real time drivingdirectionsbut a path > > to be drawn from a point to another and your position NOT refreshed in > > real time and of course it is for an app downloadable free of charge. > > > Any help would be greately appreciated. > > Thanks, > > LM. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
