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"Apple steals Google Maps data then bans them"...news at eleven.

• unfamiliar 14y ago
  He's not advocating outright plagiarism. Checking your own results against someone else's is perfectly acceptable and recommended.
  • mynameisvlad 14y ago
    Not for the media. This would be a media gold mine.
  • mda 14y ago
    Depends on the definition of "someone else". Check the terms and conditions of all big/high quality map data providers.
    • hfs 14y ago
      Doesn't look like Google Maps explicitly prohibits comparing data. Closest would be >(f) use the Service or Content with any products, systems, or applications for or in connection with (i) 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; or (ii) any systems or functions for automatic or autonomous control of vehicle behavior; and comparing results from a separate service doesn't really fall under that, in my mind.
  • bonaldi 14y ago
    Not if the terms of use of the "someone else" explicitly prohibit such activity. This is particularly common with local information providers (eg business/event listings).