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.
User-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.
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.