[mythtv-users] weather.com Terms of Use

[Dean Collins]

Uhm why don't you just contact weather.com and ask their decision?

 

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Dean Collins
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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jason Ward
Sent: Monday, 28 June 2010 2:22 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] weather.com Terms of Use

 

 

On 28 June 2010 19:10, Gavin Hurlbut <gjhurlbu at gmail.com> wrote:

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org>
wrote:

In this context, the word "display" does not mean "render on a screen"

but rather to "publicly exhibit", or put on display.  There is no
difference here between MythWeather and Firefox.  The difference is
public display vs. private viewing.  They're saying public displays of
the data are forbidden (without further licensing).

 

Says you.  I'm sorry, I am not a lawyer, and don't wish to be one.
However, I am not debating the interpretation of their TOS.  As you are
not the person on the hook for this, it is easy for you to posture how
you will.  I don't have that luxury.  I don't need the potential of
cease & desist notices, etc.  In my reading, and that of several others,
we were at *best* in the grey area, and at worst, flagrantly violating
their TOS.  I chose to err on the side of caution and remove it and
remove all doubt.


I wonder if the EFF  (http://www.eff.org/work) would be willing/able to
give legal advice to all the MythTV developers?

Or if we could ask the Groklaw (http://www.groklaw.net/) lot for where
best to seek some advice for the developers?

I don't mean for the case of weather.com in particular, I mean for the
project as a whole, on an on going basis.

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