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What about an official data dump, like StackExchange does? Wouldn't that be beneficial to all parties? Are there legal restrictions?
by MasterScrat 10y ago
What about an official data dump, like StackExchange does? Wouldn't that be beneficial to all parties? Are there legal restrictions?
- i336_ 10y agoI haven't poured over the code, but reddit is most definitely more than one server so there's gotta be a sync protocol in there somewhere. So, technically speaking, no restrictions there. Practically speaking, on the other hand, reddit likely never took user content licensing into account to begin with - they never knew they'd get all of digg a couple years in, and 2006 was a different time besides. The only way reddit would be able to release the data now would either be a specific clause (added from the start) allowing such in the TOS, or a general-purpose "we can do w/e we want with your data"; nobody thought to add the former (as noted), and of course the latter would have been roasted alive the moment it was noticed. So, me thinks licensing issues. Modmailing /r/reddit.com is the canonical way to reach the admins (for any reason), if you'd like more info.