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Question

Я не нахожу ясную информацию о содержании IMDbPY. Это защищено авторским правом? На сайте IMDB я вижу, что вся информация защищена авторским правом, поэтому я предполагаю, что это содержимое БД также должно быть.

Справа?

Answer 1

Проверьте содержимое каждого отдельного файла списка для соответствующего уведомления об авторских правах.

В actors.list.gz вы можете прочитать следующее:

Copyright 1990-2007 The Internet Movie Database, Inc. All rights reserved. 

COPYING POLICY: Internet Movie Database (IMDb) 
============================================== 

This is a database of movie related information compiled by 
Internet Movie Database Ltd (IMDb). While every effort has been 
made to ensure the accuracy of the database IMDb gives no 
warranty as to the accuracy of the information contained in the 
database. IMDb reserves the right to withdraw or delete 
information at any time. 

This service is provided for the information of users only. It is 
not provided with the intention that users rely upon the 
information for any purposes. Accordingly, IMDb shall under no 
circumstances be liable for any loss or damage, including but not 
limited to loss of profits, goodwill or indirect or consequential 
loss arising out of any use of or inaccuracies in the 
information. All warranties express or implied are excluded to 
the fullest extent permissible by law. 

All information in this file is Copyright 2005 Internet Movie 
Database Limited. Reproduction, distribution or transmission by 
any means without the prior permission of IMDb is prohibited. All 
rights reserved. 

For further info visit http://www.imdb.com/licensing/contact 

    ------------------------------------------------------- 

All data and software released by Internet Movie Database Ltd is 
freely available to anyone within certain limitations. You are 
encouraged to quote subsets of the database in USENET articles, 
movie related FAQs, magazine articles etc. We do ask, however, 
that you make reference to the source of the data and provide a 
pointer to the database for the benefit of the reader. 

Permission is granted by the copyright holder to allow free 
distribution of this file and any other part of the Internet 
Movie Database in an ELECTRONIC FORM ONLY, providing the 
following conditions are met: 

    1. NO FEE OF ANY KIND, however indirect, will be charged 
     for its distribution. If this file is being stored 
     for later distribution to anyone that can be 
     construed as a customer of yourself or your 
     organisation YOU MUST contact Internet Movie Database 
     Ltd for permission. 

    2. Each of the database files may be distributed 
     individually but only in an unaltered form. All the 
     header and trailer information, including this notice 
     and the details on how to access the database, must 
     remain intact. 

    3. Specifically the files may NOT be used to construct 
     any kind of on-line database (except for individual 
     personal use). Clearance for ALL such on-line data 
     resources must be requested from Internet Movie 
     Database Ltd 

    4. In addition, copies of the Internet Movie Database 
     frequently asked questions list and additions guide 
     must be made available in the same area/by the same 
     method as the other database files. 

    5. CD-ROM distribution is prohibited without written 
     permission from the Internet Movie Database Ltd 

Distribution by e-mail, BBS and Internet systems is positively 
encouraged within these limitations. 

The files and software which make up the movie database may be 
uploaded to commercial BBS systems providing that the above 
conditions are met and no *additional* fees are applied above the 
standard connect time or downloading charges. 

For further info visit http://www.imdb.com/licensing/contact 

Другие, такие как biographies.list.gz не имеют ничего на самом верху.

http://www.imdb.com/interfaces показывает следующее:

Подмножество файлов данных в виде обычного текста IMDb доступна из наших FTP-сайтов. Для получения информации о разрешенном использовании обратитесь к информации об авторском праве/лицензии, указанным в . Данные НЕ БЕСПЛАТНО , хотя он может быть использован бесплатно в определенных обстоятельствах.

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