2009/10/6 Paul Waring <[email protected]>: > > I think the whole idea was that they didn't tell people where their data > came from, so the access couldn't be cut off. As far as I can remember > from a talk at OpenTech, it was taken from a variety of unnamed sources. :)
That's right. They were (rightly) coy about where they were getting the information from. > > As has already been said, it doesn't matter whether they were taking it > directly from the RM database or a copy used by someone else (e.g. a > licensee). It's a shame to see the service go, but if the RM does have > the rights to the information then they're entitled to stop people using > it without their permission. Yes, though there is an "if" in there. Alas, EM(P)L was never intended to fight the matter out, the plan outlined at OpenTech was to fold with bad publicity when the heat got too strong (or something like that) so we will never know. -- Francis Davey _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
