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 [1/4] from: ryan:christiansen:intellisol at: 11-Jul-2001 12:58


The thing I am learning to enjoy about REBOL is it quickly allows me to build web pages using content from other web pages. Check out http://www.fargonews.com as an example. The headlines are "borrowed" from Yahoo! and the music jukebox plays music borrowed from mp3.com -Ryan

 [2/4] from: alan_otterstad::mikronvinyl::com at: 11-Jul-2001 11:14


nice website but i wonder about something? isn't the content you are borrowing copyrighted material???? i would be extremely careful about 'borrowing' content from any web page without their express knowledge and approval, including legal documents granting you permission to use their materials. [ryan--christiansen--inte] llisol.com To: [rebol-list--rebol--com] Sent by: cc: [rebol-bounce--rebol--com] Subject: [REBOL] Other People's Stuff 07/11/2001 10:58 AM Please respond to rebol-list The thing I am learning to enjoy about REBOL is it quickly allows me to build web pages using content from other web pages. Check out http://www.fargonews.com as an example. The headlines are "borrowed" from Yahoo! and the music jukebox plays music borrowed from mp3.com -Ryan

 [3/4] from: ryan:christiansen:intellisol at: 11-Jul-2001 13:58


Since this is just an exercise in learning to parse with REBOL, I added attribution to the page. The page now clearly states the news is from Yahoo! -Ryan Ryan Christiansen To: [rebol-list--rebol--com] cc: 07/11/2001 Subject: Other People's Stuff 12:58 PM The thing I am learning to enjoy about REBOL is it quickly allows me to build web pages using content from other web pages. Check out http://www.fargonews.com as an example. The headlines are "borrowed" from Yahoo! and the music jukebox plays music borrowed from mp3.com -Ryan

 [4/4] from: dness:home at: 11-Jul-2001 15:02


[Alan_Otterstad--mikronvinyl--com] wrote:
> nice website but i wonder about something? > isn't the content you are borrowing copyrighted material???? >
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> The thing I am learning to enjoy about REBOL is it quickly allows me to > build web pages using content from other web pages. > > Check out http://www.fargonews.com as an example. > > The headlines are "borrowed" from Yahoo! and the music jukebox plays music > "borrowed" from mp3.com >
Well, it's a `fine line' isn't it. I doubt if there is a problem (so long as appropriate attribution is forwarded), as it strikes me as particularly difficult to break down any potential legal liability between: (1) whoever wrote the browser; (2) REBOL (3) whoever wrote the rebol code; (4) whoever wrote the `transport mechanisms' (5) the ISP involved in both sending and receiving; etc. etc. etc. so litigating it all might prove to be an expensive proposition. Of course, given `The Supremes' willingness to engage in oddly constructive logic none of us will know _until_ a case actually gets docketed and fought. As to the specific site, I found Opera handled it just fine, but it died rather ingloriously on two different NetScape systems that I tried it on. I have no idea, of course, if it is something `special' about my instillation or something else, but it at least happened on more than just one system...