Makin search on the other site and getting data and writing in xml

[Steve Holden]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:51:55 +0200, Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 
> 
>>    http://www.google.com/terms_of_service.html
>>
>>    "You may not send automated queries of any sort to Google's system without express
>>    permission in advance from Google."
> 
> 
> I'm not just being a pedantic weasel here, but what's an automated query?
> Google's ToS is a legal document (maybe), and if both parties don't agree
> on the meanings of terms, well, then it is a lousy legal document and a
> recipe for trouble.
> 
> Google don't define "automated query"it, and I don't think they can. In
> fact, the closest they come to defining it is to list three things they
> want to prevent, NONE of which have anything to do with the distinction
> between automated and non-automated.
> 

The fact remains that Google can chop your searching ability off at the 
knees if *they* determine that you have broken the terms of service, so 
whether you agree or not becomes slightly academic.

regards
  Steve
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