On Thu, Aug 04, 2005 at 12:30:49AM +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote: > On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 14:41 -0700, Forrest L Norvell wrote: > <snip> > > proprietary data source. Does anyone know if you're violating any > > of their Terms of Service for using their data for our own > > applications? I know that some shareware applications for the Mac > > (to add album art to iTunes) have dropped support for auto-finding > > images from Amazon over legal concerns. > > That was because the application wasn't generating enough sales, > compared to the traffic the key associated to it generated. This is > in the T&C for the API.
OK. I found the license for Amazon Web Services (http://tinyurl.com/aopmh), but I quickly realized I don't have time to thoroughly read it. But thanks for clearing that up, as it's something that's been puzzling me for quite some time. Will Rhythmbox have to get a key to use against AWS? > > I would guess that what Plutohome is using is IMDB data, as they've > > got pretty clean and complete data and, like Amazon, a well-defined > > Web API for getting at it. I don't know what they use for CDs, but if > > IMDB can't do CDs Yes, that's what I meant by "I don't know what [plutohome] user for CDs". Sorry for not being clearer. > and is a subsidiary of Amazon (as the "an Amazon company" at the > bottom of every page will tell you). Ss far as I know, it doesn't > have an API either (I use screenscraping for my own movie page). That's more or less what I meant by the API: there's a straightforward way to map a movie name to a URL and query Amazon for it, and the results have a consistent structure. I guess it says something about me that I consider that a solid API, but I do. But anyway, my main point stands: in the absence of a truly reliable service providing cover images, it's very useful for any applications that automatically find cover art to allow the user to choose between the available alternatives. Forrest -- . . . the self-reflecting image of a narcotized mind . . . ozymandias G desiderata [EMAIL PROTECTED] desperate, deathless (415)823-6356 http://www.pushby.com/forrest/ ::AOAIOXXYSZ:: _______________________________________________ rhythmbox-devel mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/rhythmbox-devel
