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For those that want to use this dataset for analytical purposes, research. Use this link: https://backend.unicorn-nest.com/investor/csv https://backend.unicor
by wolco 7y ago
For those that want to use this dataset for analytical purposes, research. Use this link:
https://backend.unicorn-nest.com/investor/csv https://backend.unicorn-nest.com/investor/csv
No terms are required to be agreed to if downloading directly.
- oefrha 7y agoWait, are you an owner of this? > No terms are required to be agreed to if downloading directly. That’s not how terms work... Downloading something from a deep link doesn’t mean it’s automatically WTFPL. (Unless you’re an owner and you say so, of course.)
- wolco 7y agoNot the owner. Those terms were only presented and asked if you agree if you went through the landing page. This provides a direct link. Follow local laws.
- bepvte 7y agoThis doesn't seem to hold up at all. What about using bots to scrape a page, they dont see the EULA but still can violate licenses.
- exolymph 7y agoWhile I think that you are legally correct, grabbing that dataset to play with doesn't seem to carry a high realistic risk of punishment. I may be wrong, but that's my sense of things.
- wolco 7y agoThe landing page link allows for playing around as long as it doesn't fall under research (you cannot cite these is my guess). You cannot republish either. But the data are facts and can be used. The presentation falls under copyright. Not sure where this leaves you or us legally. In the end it's a public link, containing public data with the organization of the document being copyrightable. The author has another link somewhere else with terms excluding activities. Definitely in the gray area. Punished unlikely. In the clear if someone has an ax to grind unlikely. Probably best to just ignore in the end.