[mythtv-users] No one secertly working on a mythtv spotify plugin?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/18/2010 02:28 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 03/18/2010 02:05 PM, Richard Morton wrote:
>> On 18 March 2010 17:11, Dan Wilga wrote:
>>> On 3/18/10 12:30 PM, Staffan Pettersson wrote:
>>>> Ass XBMC has gotten a working spotify plugin a was wondering if
>>>> someone is working on something similar to mythtv?
>>> Not to deter someone from taking on the task--since it's an admirable
>>> one--but I would like to note that spotify doesn't work in the US, 
>>> the last
>>> I checked. I assume this is for copyright reasons. Of course, the 
>>> reverse is
>>> true for Hulu in most non-US locations, I understand.
>> ok, so a universal service would be preferable of course.
>> What about last.fm?
>
> last.fm is only universal if you consider for-pay subscriptions for 
> those not living in "blessed" territories universal. :)
>
> http://www.last.fm/help/faq?category=159#339


Oh, and by the way, I'm pretty sure the use of last.fm would be in 
violation of the ToS (which I can quote now that they've fixed a missing 
"do not"):

http://www.last.fm/legal/terms
(specifically http://www.last.fm/legal/terms#para3)
-----
... The copying, reproduction, re-arrangement, sale, leasing, renting, 
lending, distribution, redistribution, modification or adaptation, 
downloading, sideloading, exchanging, creating of derivative works, 
uploading, posting, transmitting, communication to the public or 
publication by you, directly or indirectly, of the Content, including 
the removal or alteration of advertising, except pursuant to the express 
limited grant of rights hereunder, is strictly prohibited. ...

Subject to your strict compliance with these Terms of Use, Last.fm 
grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-commercial, 
revocable, non-assignable and non-transferable licence to:
...
b. listen to music and view videos streamed from the Website and 
participate in the Last.fm community areas;
...
d. embed the Last.fm widget on your personal website or profile pages 
for non-commercial and private use only; and
...
Provided that you:
...
iii. do not insert any code, product or material to manipulate the 
Content in any way that affects any user's experience;
iv. do not copy or seek to copy or “rip” any audio and/or audiovisual 
content from the Website or any part of the Service (including, without 
limitation, the Last.fm widget);
...
vi. do not adapt, copy, republish, communicate to the public, display, 
transfer, share, distribute or otherwise exploit the Content, except as 
under these Terms of Use.
-----

So, the only way to use last.fm in MythTV without violating its ToS is 
by popping up MythBrowser pointed to the website. That works, now.

> If you count only countries, Spotify is actually more universal than 
> last.fm:
>
> http://www.spotify.com/int/why-not-available/

I don't know about Spotify's ToS, but anyone wanting to do any work on 
Spotify support will need to verify its ToS.

However, Spotify--like last.fm--should work fine with MythBrowser, even now.

Mike