Slashdot reports on the first Google Maps hack that has been taken down thanks to Google’s legal team. The application in question is the Google Maps Wallpaper site, and apparently this is the email the creator received:
“The Google Maps team recently noticed your Google Maps tile “stitcher"
wallpaper maker at http://gmerge.2ni.net/. Google is always happy
to see developers interested in our products and we commend you on the
service. That said, we would appreciate it if you voluntarily remove
your service and stop using Google Maps on your web site. The service
violates the Maps Terms of Service available at
http://www.google.com/help/terms_local.html, and jeopardizes our
ability to make Google Maps available to the public because it
encourages non-personal use of Google Maps.
If you have any questions or concerns, or if we have contacted the
wrong people, please feel free to contact me directly. Otherwise,
please let us know as soon as possible when the service has been
removed.
Thanks,
Bret Taylor
Product Manager, Google Maps”
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