[mythtv-users] spotify / despotify

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/31/2009 03:51 PM, Roald wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 7:58 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> On 03/31/2009 01:04 PM, Roald wrote:
>>     
>>> Anyone know of anybody working on a spotify-client for mythtv? Or for
>>>       
>> Why not just run Despotify with your Premium account (as Spotify is blocking
>> Despotify's access for Free and Day Pass accounts) and keep the legal mess
>>     
> Because it is a bit problematic with the remote. And the text onscreen
> is unreadable on my old television.
>
> And yes, but I'm happy to pay for a premium account for that. And the
> authors have released the client anonymously, thats true, but since
> Spotify have not blocked the premium access, it could seem that they
> are not too offended by the client themselves.
>   
>> out of MythTV, instead letting it rest squarely on the shoulders of the
>> anonymous coders of the Despotify client?
>>     
> I did not realize that it was against list policy to discuss this, as
> since Spotify allow access to the client my belief were that it was
> not illegal. They had a bad reaction at first, but since patching up a
> seemingly unsecure protocol, they are letting anyone with premium
> accounts through.
>
> However I will drop the subject now.

More than anything, I was trying to say that the legal status of 
Despotify is murky, so putting such a client into Myth--even if some 
user were to submit a patch that does so to Trac--won't happen until 
there's clarification regarding Spotify's policy toward 3rd-party 
clients (and, in the case of Myth, we'll want specific approval since 
the User Agreement is completely ambiguous about the matter, or a change 
in the User Agreement to specifically allow 3rd-party clients).

If you'd like to try to get that clarification/approval, then someone 
may be more interested in creating the client.  :)

Mike