Removing the Google Maps API Premier Terms-of-Use/Logo/etc. links?

Question

is it legal to remove the logo/terms of use link displayed on my integrated google map (google maps premier)? The problem is that when I zoom into the map, the link tends to get

Answer 1

Without using any javascript or so, with pure CSS rules, there is a method to hide the google footer image and copyright from the map.

Pay Attention, it's for research purpose only, because it's not Legal, these are the CSS rules:

/*======= Map Styling ============*/
.gmnoprint a, .gmnoprint span {
    display:none;
}
.gmnoprint div {
    background:none !important;
}
#GMapsID div div a div img{
    display:none;
}