As long as Google put something on the web that can be accessed using standard HTTP calls, there’s no obligation on anyone’s side to use the way of consuming th

As long as Google put something on the web that can be accessed using standard HTTP calls, there’s no obligation on anyone’s side to use the way of consuming that is most convenient for Google. If Google want to control it, they can sell CDs, embed ads inside a video or similar. Or just get of the web. But using HTTP on the internet the way it’s intended to be used is totally ok.