"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.
>
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