From: Robert E. <rm...@ya...> - 2004-11-28 19:34:27
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Why not ask for his contacts and see if you can take over as consolidator? Robert --- Elliot Shepherd <ell...@ja...> wrote: > I just got in contact with the man who runs the TV I was grabbing > from, to > see if he could output in XML. Sadly however he told me that the site > is > closing down within weeks! > > Oh well. At least i learnt a bit =) > > Elliot > "rohbags" <ro...@on...> wrote in message > news:110...@wx...... > > Hi Elliot, > > > > if, *IF*, the data you obtain is legal, I'd be happy to slap > together a > > grabber for your site (I currently maintain the tv_grab_au, which I > > never get around to making it 100% so it hasn made it into an > offical > > release yet). > > > > Ive been in close contact with the major tv guide suppliers, and > > currently its the TV stations here who impose the restrictions, and > > until they (the stations) budge a little, no one in Australia can > have a > > legal source of data. > > > > Only one company here has been able to secure an agreement to > > redistribute their data, and thats d1.com.au, I have no idea how > they > > did it, but they did and good on 'em for doing so, they have been > kind > > enough to allow Aussie xmltv users to obtain their data directly > from > > their database server, not just their customers who brought their > Home > > Media Center product. > > > > Until we have something better (which i dont see happening for a > long > > time), i think Aussie xmltv users should stick with D1;s legal > source. > > > > Regards, > > > > Rohan M. > > (ro...@on...) > > > > PS: Seriously dude - be careful with your site if your just > scraping the > > data from other sites. I can assure you that the legal teams for > most > > major tv guide sites are very active at the moment and will not > hesitate > > to drag you through the courts just to prove their point. Just ask > the > > OzTivo guys or ask me to see the legal letters from companies like > > yahoo.com.au or ebroadcast.com.au. > > Be careful dude. > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 15:51, Elliot Shepherd wrote: > >> Distribution rights? Short answer : no. > >> > >> If it the site i am grabbing from says it is a "Community Service" > and no > >> copyright message is given anywhere on the site. > >> > >> >From your point of view though, you would only be providing a > script > >> >that > >> downloads from my server. There can't be any legal problems with > that can > >> there? > >> > >> Elliot > >> > >> "Robert Eden" <rm...@ya...> wrote in message > >> news:200...@we...... > >> > This is the right place. > >> > > >> > I don't know if this is a issue Down Under or not, but do you > have the > >> > legal right to redistribute the data? > >> > > >> > Most of the commerical web sites allow access for personal use > with the > >> > restriction of not redistributing it. That's a major reason why > the > >> > XMLTV project distributes grabbers, not data. > >> > > >> > If you do have distribution rights, someone with an interest > (i.e. > >> > "itch to scratch") could write a grabber and I don't see a > problem > >> > with including it in the XMLTV distribution. > >> > > >> > Robert > >> > > >> > --- Elliot Shepherd <ell...@ja...> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hi all. =) > >> >> > >> >> Apologies in advance for this post if it is in the wrong area. > >> >> > >> >> I am developing a site which grabs tv listings for about 40 > regions > >> >> in > >> >> australia and spits it out xmltv format. It already works in > fact, i > >> >> am just > >> >> trying to make it a bit more bulletproof. > >> >> > >> >> I just wanted to know once it's online for everyone, if a > simple > >> >> plugin for > >> >> xmltv can be made to just grab the data from my server. > >> >> > >> >> Cheers, > >> >> Elliot > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > >> >> Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from > real > >> >> users. > >> >> Discover which products truly live up to the hype. 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