Reader Ben says,
It would appear that the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) is finally exporting RSS feeds. Prior to this they had a headline service, but it was not wildly used — though widly critized. Unfortunately they have included a required User Agreement that boggles the mind in some places. My favorite bits so far: Guarantees. You represent and warrant that:
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e) you will not remove, conceal or obliterate any copyright or other proprietary notice or any credit-line or date-line or other mark or source identifier included on the CBC Feed and Feed Content, including without limitation, the size, color, location or style of CBC/Radio-Canada’™s trade-mark [AGAIN WILL THERE BE ANY?]Ok boys and girls. Leaving [ COMMENTS IN YOUR AGREEMENTS IS PRETTY DUMB ]. [ GO DEVELOPERS ] Another fun bit:
Promotion. You shall not make any promotion or advertisement of the CBC Feed or Feed Content, without the written authorization of CBC/Radio-Canada.
So by firing this off to the BB crew, I’m in violation?
Mounties, arrest that BoingBoing reader! Link
Reader Brandon Ellis says,
So stupid.. not to mention that the page listing the rss feeds is unprotected AND listed in the source page with the EULA agreement. Think I’ll build a web service that illegally accesses their feeds and runs teh results through the Shizzolator.. then I’ll sell it. :-)
Reader Chris Beck says,
I think the most egregious portion of the RSS EULA is: “Website Exclusivity. You guarantee that the CBC Feed or Feed Content shall be the exclusive content on your website from a general news and information provider.”
Reader Boris says,
The CBC feed “agreement” has already been fixed! Quick! Personally, I feel the best part of the agreement is certainly: “g) for the duration of the Agreement, you shall not behave in any way or participate in any activity deemed by the Canadian public to be morally reprehensible.” So canadian!