Unfortunately, it is a very, very rare exception that Google employees respond to TOS questions because company policy generally prohibits them from doing so. However, in this particular case, you will find this thread relevant:
http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api/browse_thread/thread/303218f8de1c3e69/6b7bdfc52dd2ec0c?lnk=gst&q=author%3Adewitt+clinton# In particular, take note of Dewitt Clinton's response. Dewitt is the head of the Google APIs team. Jeremy R. Geerdes Generally Cool Guy Des Moines, IA For more information or a project quote: [email protected] If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church! On Apr 30, 2011, at 7:41 AM, David Bruce wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > > Thanks for the response. > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote: >> To my knowledge, Google does not offer permission for access to the TTS API >> except for their own application purposes. At the very least, I have not >> heard of anyone getting such permission. > > I guess I'd like someone from Google to clarify what constitutes > "using Google's interface" of http://translate.google.com. It seems > to me (at least arguably) that I am using their interface, just with a > highly stripped-down "browser" (wget), and perhaps a touch of "deep > linking". > > The following is what an ordinary human user does, basically: > >> $ firefox "http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=en&q=Hello+World"; > > People don't usually type the target url in on the command line when > invoking the browser, but I don't think anyone would argue that a > website ought to be able to disallow it. > > Whereas what I want to do is: > >> $ wget -q -U firefox -O "Hello+World" >> http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=en&q=Hello+World > > From a programming standpoint, they sure don't seem much different, > and it seems strange that one would be permitted but not the other. > Of course, I would have wget be invoked by TuxType, which perhaps > would fall under the "no robots" clause of the Google consumer TOS. > > Anyway, it would cost Google nothing and would generate goodwill to > allow this. Google already has supported our project via a couple > dozen Summer of Code internships - it seems they could find it in > their hearts to authorize Tux Typing to make use of this service. > > Thanks, > > David Bruce > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google AJAX APIs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en.
