[mythtv-users] New Australian XMLTV grabber

[Ben de Luca]

> I'm involved with the ozTiVo group and this topic has been done to  
> death over there.
>
> Short story is you can't buy it if you plan to use this guidedata on a  
> PVR/DVR unit. End of story.

I cant see how the trade practices act would allow the tv stations to  
sell to HWW and not to consumers. Is there an Australian lawyer on the  
list? Who could think about it? Smacks of unfair dealings.

It might be worth asking, your state dept of trading or The ACCC.

I am sure if enough of us call the ACCC they will tell us if this is  
legal or not. As I am sure scraping isn't.

If you do contact the ACCC or fair trading write back here and say who  
you talked too. Lets be annoying :)













> Remember Microsoft with all its money couldn't 'buy' guidedata for  
> there  just released Windows Media Center PC, so if there mega bucks  
> can't buy it there is little hope for normal people.
>
> Any guide source that carries the HWW logo or HWW copyright info is  
> covered under the above as well. You can't legally 'scrape' there  
> websites.
>
> ABC/SBS follow the trends of the others by not releasing guidedata,  
> cause this will put pressure back onto the others to release theres.
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> Hamish Moffatt wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 08:37:42PM +1100, Ben de Luca wrote:
>>> What would be a small fee? and who would we buy it off. The  
>>> information is copyrighted.
>> Sure, but some people have the rights to it. HWW clearly does, as they
>> are selling it to Yahoo, Telstra, Optusnet, etc. Those other guys have
>> the right to display it though apparently not the right to on-sell it.
>> As to a small fee.. who knows? Would you pay $5 per month?
>> I would; it's not much compared to ADSL, telephone rental etc.
>>> I cant believe that the SBS and ABC dont release there data though!.  
>>> Some one should write them.
>> Good point, but doesn't help with the commercial stations.
>> Hamish
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