[mythtv-users] tv_grab_au immir... defunct?

[Mark Hetherington]

Isn't their whole copyright notice pointless if you don't have to agree to 
their terms to access the data? 
Just put in the HTTP headers of the grabber:"by accepting this TCP connection 
you agree to be bound by the terms of use of this web scraper....."


On Tuesday 18 July 2006 22:20, Bruce Nordstrand wrote:
> The copyright info from yourtv.com.au:
>
>     * The TV program listings remains at all times the property of the
>       copyright owners and that the end-user must not in any way
>       challenge the copyright owners claim to copyright in the TV
>       program listings;
>     * The TV program listings are not, in any way, downloaded or used in
>       conjunction with any device, such as customer equipment or a set
>       top box, which permits manipulation of the TV program listings, or
>       which permits scheduled program recording;
>     * The end-user may only use the TV program listings for the purpose
>       of viewing online for the end-user's personal use, and must not
>       sell, supply or otherwise provide the TV program listings to any
>       third parties;
>     * The end-user agrees not to adapt or alter the TV program listings;
>     * The end-user must not copy, publish, exploit, split, record,
>       re-encode, redirect, relay, alter, retransmit, resell,
>       redistribute or otherwise offer or supply the TV program listings
>       (including all or any part of the TV program listings) in any way
>       including via the Internet or any other means of communication; and
>     * The end user must not exhibit, or permit or facilitate the viewing
>       of the TV program listings (or all or any part of the TV program
>       listings) in a public viewing area.
>
> Just love number 1.
>
> "end-user must not in any way challenge the copyright owners claim to
> copyright in the TV program listings..."
>
> Hahahahahahaha! So much for a free country..."No, you are not allowed to
> challenge me on this, because I said so!!!"
>
> Cheers
> Bruce
>
> Bruce Nordstrand wrote:
> > Wow, that looks a hell of alot like Zap2It in the US. If only they were
> > as friendly as Zap2it we would be set for ever more! Anyone feel like
> > talking to them - hahahahahaha!
> >
> > Michael Smith wrote:
> >>> If you can get perl/python/whatever to deal with the cookies/whatnot
> >>> required to grab html from the following site (the supposed copyright
> >>> owners of the NineMSN data) then parsing it would be a sheer dream
> >>> compared to NineMSN AFAICT!
> >>>
> >>>    <http://www.yourtv.com.au/guide/>
> >
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