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Old 30th June 2008, 02:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: ICE or FreeEPG

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Originally Posted by ExtremePC View Post
What I don't understand is why IceTV don't base their guide on the EIT, no one not even nine could argue copyright on data they specifically broadcast for EPG purposes. IceTV could take the EIT data that is broadcast individually by the networks and NOT covered by any HWW or NeinMSN copyright and then fill it out more completely.
Broadcasting the info doesn't diminish the copyright. The data is still subject to copyright restrictions. Viewing the broadcast EPG data is fine - copying it is not.
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