What about changing the script so it identified itself as a mythtv device? Then the script works for now, we identify ourselves correctly and accurately, and the guys at IMDB can actually see what is coming from Mythtv users rather than a general mass of people, and gain an accurate understanding of what is hitting their DB.<br>
<br>I for one spend much less time accessing IMDB from the mythbox, via scripts or otherwise than I do manually.<br><br>Gary<br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 18/02/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Anduin Withers</b> <<a href="mailto:awithers@anduin.com">awithers@anduin.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> I wonder if that means the number of Myth machines scraping them has<br>> reached "annoyance" level? Perhaps they should just provide us the XML<br>> data as a raw feed and stick adverts for themselves in it? :) Actually<br>
> that'd be nice piccie, blurb and "Provided by IMDB" along with watermarks.<br><br>I've sent an e-mail to them asking if we can get official permission (I can<br>find no evidence we ever had it). I have some hope as it appears Freevo was<br>
granted permission. No idea if I'll have an answer or solution before<br>release.<br><br>That said, imdbpy.py could be made to use the DB they make available, this<br>would be the worst solution (the DB is large, with few mirrors, and some<br>
information unavailable). Not to mention it would force everyone to install<br>imdbpy. Currently imdbpy.py works but requires the imdbpy Python module to<br>be installed (why it isn't just replacing imdb.pl for the release).<br>
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