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Wow. Props to AMZN. How long have these files been available? I prefer to use my own choice of parsing tools and database software and really appreciate prov
by 1010010111 15y ago
Wow. Props to AMZN. How long have these files been available?
I prefer to use my own choice of parsing tools and database software and really appreciate provision of raw files like this.
But I'm not sure what the purpose of requiring attribution is if the data can only be used for personal use. Assuming we comply with the license and do not share the data, who else besides the user is going to see it?
If a user builds a better movie database with this data, he must not share it with the world or even his neighbor. Sorry, them's the rules.
- jc4p 15y agoWhy are you giving props to Amazon?
- 1010010111 15y agoBecause I believe they acquired IMDb many years ago and would have the final say in how the data may be used.
- bgaluszka 15y agoFiles've been there before acquisition
- ig1 15y agoSince IMDB started, it was originally a volunteer contributed project.
- 10101010101 15y agoInteresting. So, 1. the text files have long been publicly available, since before the acquisition and 2. it was not a commercial project prior to acquistion. Who wrote the non-commercial license? Was that also written before the acquisition?
- ig1 15y agoWikipedia has the history of imdb: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database
- 10101010101 15y agoUser-generated content. Make a list of factual information. Accept submissions from users. Watch it grow. Then partner with a large company to sell products. And sell licenses to the data for $15K/year. (Give the top contributers a "free" membership to something to keep them from suing you.) Yeah, that could work. Movie information, restaurant reviews, video clips, you name it. The miracle of user-generated content.