[mythtv-users] Boxee/Hulu Round 2

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/09/2009 07:13 PM, Robert Dyer wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> Unless, of course, they're storing the information obtained from the RSS
>> feed (i.e. keeping URI's/descriptions/... in a file or database on the Boxee
>> system) or similar--which could well be a violation of the RSS feed's ToS
>> (and/or direct violation of copyright, depending on what's stored).
>>     
>
> What you just described is caching.  Every web browser (and I would
> assume most non-browser based RSS reader) does this.
>   

Caching implies short term.  Storing (in my usage) was not meant to.  
There /is/ a difference--this is a large part of the reason that the 
IMDb site is no longer useful for Myth.

>> So, has anyone ever seen the ToS for the RSS feed?  I can't find it, but
>> would love to have a link.  And, to get Hulu RSS support into Myth, we'd
>> definitely need to see the terms or have some explicit approval, so if you
>> have a link, please let us know.
>>     
> I would assume the RSS feed (http://www.hulu.com/feed) is covered by
> the main site's ToU, since they are under the same domain
> (http://www.hulu.com/terms).
>   

Well, I'm looking for something more concrete than an assumption.  Then 
again, I won't be writing the code (as I get the TV I want in much 
better quality through my OTA antenna).  But, if you want to jump-start 
someone else in writing it, proof that it's not a violation of the ToS 
(and, therefore, has a chance of going into MythTV) would be a good start.

Mike