[mythtv-users] License Question...and Zap2it

[nate s]

My thought (and I'm not a lawyer or anything) is that it's ok to sell
myth boxes so long as you specifically don't configure it with
datadirect.  I'd think, though, that it would be perfectly ok to sell
it without, and give the costumer instructions for going to the
datadirect site and signing up themselves.  The issue with xmltv is a
lot more debatable.

Anyways, my guess is that the email was not directed at mythtv boxes
at all, and that this was just a general letter they sent out to all
of their costumers.  I can imagine, say, a small cable company just
signing up for a personal account like we do, rather than paying,
thinking they'd be under the radar.

Further, I think if you do want to resell the data, you can do just
that.  You'd simply contact Zap2it and sign up as a reseller, just as
you'd do as a cable company or something.

-Nate


On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:57:29 -0500, John Dickson <jman at neonramp.com> wrote:
> I posted a couple questions on the list regarding licenses and the return was positive. Now the email regarding Zap2it appears and this would be a license issue. I want to cover my bases.
> 
>  I would like to put this kind of system into a commercial position. I have looked at licenses associated to a gazillion apps on FC2, posted questions on this and other forums and the recent illumination on Zap2it Labs license agreement is good news.
> 
>  The idea that this could possibly be used as a commercial machine I can operate without a guide as long as I can still start Mythtv without having to run mythfilldatabase, is ok. The guide data by itself is good but not necessary so long as I can schedule events within a guide type calendar. As a matter of fact, if I could operate in a calendar that segments out slots for channels 1,2,x,x,x,33,35,x,123 in 1/2 hour segments that is all I need. If this calendar were a blank schedule with this dynamic I could operate.
>   The data from Zap2it Labs is great! I would love to have it in this application and I would like to know if there is an avenue for commercial subscription for service.
>   Rest assured, I have not produced anything more than a home brew test-bed to explore this commercial possibility. Ergo the post on licenses.
>   I would like to continue this license discussion to verify the possibilty and explore other functionality with scheduling.
> 
>  John
> 
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