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does point 1.8 in their API TOS seem strange to anyone else? "1.8 Monitoring. You agree to provide us with access to your Application and/or other materials
by gerner 16y ago
does point 1.8 in their API TOS seem strange to anyone else?
"1.8 Monitoring. You agree to provide us with access to your Application and/or other materials related to your use...If, following the foregoing, LinkedIn is not satisfied that full compliance has been demonstrated... LinkedIn may perform an audit of materials at your premises to verify your compliance with these Terms."
Is LinkedIn suggesting that they get to look at your source code and other plans (biz plans) if they think you might be competing with them (another, standard, TOS bullet point)? Is this enforceable? Does it matter?
EDIT: here's the TOS link: http://developer.linkedin.com/docs/DOC-1013 http://developer.linkedin.com/docs/DOC-1013
- gerner 16y agoTo help fuel a (I hope helpful) discussion (but seriously, I'm looking for advice/opinions here): I think it's unenforceable. Ultimately LinkedIn can shut off your access, but that's really the only recourse they've got if they don't like what you're doing, unless you're breaking some other more well respected rule (like copyright, trademark...) I also suspect that they're extremely unlikely to try anything else since it's irritating for them to do anything else. That said, if you're a startup and you (in LinkedIn's eyes which is the only thing that matters) violate their TOS, and they do decide to go after you under section 1.8, you have to cave, how could you fight it? But IANAL.
- po 16y agoI think they are saying that you will allow them to log into your application and check it out if it's password protected.