[mythtv] zap2it 'labs'

Chris Petersen lists at forevermore.net
Mon Feb 23 15:39:03 EST 2004


> > In particular, "associated works that use any aspect of Licensed Data
> > ... shall be the sole and exclusive property of TMS" seems problematic. 
> > This seems like it might be broadly interpreted to include mythtv.
> I.e., "Dont make a tv-guide based on this"..  They are trying to
> protect their assets.  They aren't claiming ownership over mythtv
> because a user configures it to grab tv-guide data from zap2it.

Yeah, that's how I read this, too.  It doesn't say associated works, it
says "derivative works" and "associated components [of Licensed Data]." 
There's a big difference between those and "associated works" (which I
don't think mythtv would qualify for, either)

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