[mythtv-users] Free US/Canada Listings

Bill Williamson bill at bbqninja.com
Thu Sep 6 07:03:14 UTC 2007


On 9/6/07, Robert Current <robert.current at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/6/07, J Douglas <jdouglas70 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Here is a list of free TV listing sites for US/Canada.
> >
> >
> > How many of them are legal to scrape?
>
> Unless there is a lawyer present, it's safe to assume none of them are
> legal.  If 100% in writing legality is the concern, best to avoid
> them.
>
> However, several are used.



-How many of them have ToS that specifically prohibits scraping?
-How many of them will start changing their output to a non-scrapable format
once 5000 people start hitting them?


We've run through these problems in Australia, and I really believe that
oztivo + shepherd have the answer down pat.
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