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0 pointstdhoot6y ago0 comments

Only for personal and non-commercial use, which is probably not what startups need.

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OrgNet6y ago

process it on your personal computer and use the output in your startup

dwaltrip6y ago

That intermediate step doesn't get around the license.

OrgNet6y ago

it depends

JustSomeNobody6y ago

Why would they have to make it available to startups in an easily accessible manner?

nitrogen6y ago

IMDB was originally crowdsourced, wasn't it?

JustSomeNobody6y ago

So, have the data available. But I see no reason why they should have to go out of their way to change their site to make it easy for someone to get it.

bewuethr6y ago

It started as lists and shell scripts to query them in the newsgroup rec.arts.movies.

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OrgNet6y ago

process it on your personal computer and use the output in your startup

dwaltrip6y ago

That intermediate step doesn't get around the license.

OrgNet6y ago

it depends

JustSomeNobody6y ago

Why would they have to make it available to startups in an easily accessible manner?

nitrogen6y ago

IMDB was originally crowdsourced, wasn't it?

JustSomeNobody6y ago

So, have the data available. But I see no reason why they should have to go out of their way to change their site to make it easy for someone to get it.

bewuethr6y ago

It started as lists and shell scripts to query them in the newsgroup rec.arts.movies.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse