I just posted something important about the GBS API on the Thingology blog:
http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/06/covers-from-google-too-good-to-be-true.php
Basically, I've been told that I was wrong to promote the use of GBS
for covers in an OPAC, that the covers were licensed from a cover
supplier—ten guesses!—and should not have allowed this, and that the
new GBS API terms of service put the kibosh on the use I promoted.
I'm a big proponent of free covers. I think selling covers is going to
go away soon. But I do think it's important to respect terms, when
they are legal. And personally, I'm very uncertain what's allowed and
what's not.
And I would like to get the heck out of the issue, thank you very much!
Tim
Received on Fri Jun 06 2008 - 15:05:40 EDT