Hi Laurie,
or
3 Google sues Autodesk for breaching its Terms of Conditions.
4 Google's partners who provided the actual data sue Google for
allowing the download of their precious data.
I'm not so sure about the Client suing the user as most people who use
the download facility realise its only very approximate and use it only
for visual purposes.
My money would be on number 4 followed closely by number 3.
Its a shame that the world is so litigious nowadays.
Dave
On 29/05/2009 22:03, Laurie wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Which suing will occur first?
>
> 1 Google sues user for downloading and using data outside the terms of
> it's vague user conditions.
>
> 2 Client sues user for incorrect design based on inappropriate reliance
> on accuracy of Google data.
>
> I'd have my money on the second one.
>
> James:
>
> On another note. "a sticky wicket" is a cricket term. Does it have a
> USA connotation?
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Laurie Comerford
>
> James Wedding wrote:
>> Yes Dave, this has been a bone of contention for a number of years. The
>> crummy part is that Google refuses to address the issue directly.
>>
>> http://www.civil3d.com/2007/04/license-and-registration-please/
>>
>> I asked both Google and Autodesk as part of writing Mastering C3D 2008
>> where the use of the data fell, and got a series of non-statements on
>> the subject from both.
>>
>> It's a sticky wicket.
>>
>> JW