"Scrape" ? I'm not familiar with the term. On Mar 24, 4:23 pm, Jonathan Franklin <[email protected]> wrote: > It appears at first glance, among other things, that if you submit > something to Geekdo, they have the right to transfer or sublicense > that content to another party as a way of promoting Geekdo. 4D It > appears likely that Geekdo could start selling laminated User > Submissions through the GeekStore with a Geekdo logo and define it as > site promotion. > > Geekdo can retain deleted and removed content, but they may not > distribute, display, etc. it. In other words, don't assume that > deleted/removed content is necessarily gone gone. 4F > > You may not scrape the site (although I assume they will still let > Google do it). 5B > > It is odd, but even though there is a Marketplace and GG Auctions, > there appears to be a prohibition on the use of the communication > systme (GeekMail, I assume) for commercial solicitations in 5B. This > seems overbroad and was probably intended to be outside of the scope > of the site, as defined solely by Geekdo, as is mentioned in 5D. I > don't see them enforcing these ToS against game sellers, so long as > they pay their 3% 5B and 5D seem to be in slight conflict, but I > assume 5D controls. > > You cannot use the content on the website in a way that would lead to > "the effect of competing with or displacing the market for Geekdo". > 5D If Geekdo goes away, we are all up the creek. It would be great > if the owners of Geekdo could put a copy of the DB in escrow somewhere > so that it could be revived or scraped if and only if Geekdo > disappears. > > Geekdo can amend the ToS at any time without necessarily informing you. > > That is my quickie read. > > - Jonathan > > As someone else's sig line reads, "If this had been legal advice, it > would have been followed by a bill." > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Mike A <[email protected]> wrote: > > Could someone please post the Cliff Notes version of the new BGG terms > > of service? Otherwise it may be days until I bother to read through > > it all, absorb the rules, ponder the implications and develop a good > > strategy for or against acceptance. > > > I wish I were kidding. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "BGG Down" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
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