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

[Christopher Meredith]

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> 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.

Doesn't Last.fm have an API specifically for the purpose of building
third-party plugins like this?