NEW DELHI: Homegrown mapping major MapMyIndia on Monday accused IPO-bound Ola Electric of allegedly stealing its data and breaching licence agreements to create Ola Maps. “You have duplicated our client’s API (application programming interface) and SDKs (software development kits) from proprietary sources belonging to our client to build OLA Maps. It is firmly stated that our client’s exclusive data has been copied/derived by you to further your illegal motive and for your unjust commercial gains,” a legal notice sent by CE Info Systems said, according to reports.
CE Info Systems, the parent company of MapMyIndia,said the latter “copied” MapMyIndia’s proprietary data by co-mingling and reverse engineering the licensed product.
In a statement, Ola Electric spokesperson said, “We would like to state unequivocally that these allegations are false, malicious and misleading. Ola Electric stands by the integrity of its business practices. We will suitably respond to the notice shortly.”