On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 6:28:55 PM UTC-4, Andrew Leach wrote: > > On 17 July 2012 23:07, Trishah wrote: > > > > So as long as I add a map that shows the input address to that results > that > > include the congressional legislators, then I'm using it legally. > > > > But there are exceptions to this and this quote seems to say that since > our > > main purpose is the legislators and not the long/lat then this part of > the > > terms should say we are okay to not use it: For clarity, you are not > > "re-implementing or duplicating" Google Maps/Google Earth if your Maps > API > > Implementation provides substantial additional features or content > beyond > > Google Maps/Google Earth, and those additional features or content > > constitute the primary defining characteristic of your Maps API > > Implementation. > > I disagree. That sentence is about exceptions to duplicating or > re-packaging the API. It doesn't apply to simply using it. > You are right. I think I've just been reading so much of the Terms and cross-checking information that I got lost inside it all. Thank you for the reality check :)
> > Cool pin action! Is that pin movement something unique to > pinpointaddress > > or is it available with the GeoCoding API? > > The map uses the geocoder to place a moveable marker, then allows the > user to move it and gets its final position. I haven't seen a Version > 3 page which does that (I could write one, I suppose), but it's all > done using the API. > It's a very cool function and I'd love to add it to our plugin. What would it take for you to write this so we can use it with out WordPress plugin? > > I understand your point and I have been considering having to do it this > > way, my coder is not so happy with doing it this way but we need this to > be > > a legal use. > > Providing *some sort* of map is actually important. Otherwise you end > up trusting that the API will always get it right, and it doesn't: > geocoding is not an exact science and if the address is misinterpreted > there is no validation. At least with a map the user will be able to > see the marker is in the right place. > Excellent point! You just convinced me that we absolutely need to show the map! > > I've also read in several places that we could get Google to okay our > using > > it this way if the put it in writing. Do you, or anyone, know where I > would > > contact them to do ask for this? > > The only form I can find is here. But you don't need an > Enterprise/Business licence if you are not going to exceed the usage > limits, and have a map freely available to everyone. > I understand. Thank you very much for taking the time to reply to me! Trishah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-maps-js-api-v3/-/jhJopMhFUDcJ. 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-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
