[OPLINTECH] Google Docs legal issues (Chad Neeper's post)

[Chad Neeper]

I'm glad you replied on-list, Chip. I didn't fully read the comments to 
the article (guilty) and I don't use online document services, myself. I 
wasn't aware of the differences between the TOS. That's more reassuring, 
but still an important distinction to know about!


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Chip Kruthoffer wrote:
> Thanks for the InfoWeek article, Chad. Lane PL, like several other 
> libraries in Ohio, uses the Premier edition (paid edition) of GAFYD, 
> which offers a different TOS:
>
> http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/premier_terms.html 
> <%20http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/premier_terms.html>
>
> To directly quote one of the article's COMMENTS:
>
> /The terms of service referenced in this article are for the free 
> Google services. If you're a business, you're not using that - you're 
> using Google Apps Premier Edition, which has significantly different 
> terms of service:
>
> http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/premier_terms.html
>
> Under those terms, Google can't just arbitrarily stop providing access 
> to your data. In that context, this article is a bit silly and alarmist.
>
> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software/
>
>
> The author birngs up important points to consider, and I don't 
> necessarily think the article is "a bit silly and alarmist". I do find 
> a lot of FUD about GoogleApps and cloud computing in general that 
> should be read critically. (The same holds true going the other 
> direction/ promoting/ cloud computing, of course.)
>
> -- 
> Chip Kruthoffer, Systems Manager
> Lane Public Library ~ http://www.lanepl.org
> 1396 University Blvd. (Admin. Center)
> Hamilton, Ohio 45011
> Phone: (513) 785-2706 ~ Fax: (513) 894-6558
> Email: c <dot> kruthoffer <at> lanepl <dot> org
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