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    Hey there


    Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this.

    I successfully implemented a functionality on my Wp8 application which fetches album art for tracks which are missing the art (my app is a media player). And I want this process to be automated (to some extend: the user can either download one album art at a time, or do a mass download for all his tracks).

    In the TOU, something like this pops up:

    use any automated means including agents, robots, scripts or spiders to access the API;

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn546691.aspx

    Does this mean the mass download is breaking the TOU?

    Also this...

    copy, store, or cache any Music results, except for the intermediate purpose allowed in Section 2;

    is my approach breaking the TOU?

    Thanks


    Saturday, February 1, 2014 10:31 PM

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    I've read it, and I'm not a legal person, so if you want to be sure you need to contact MS support or a legal expert, but my take is this:

    - The mass download doesn't conflict with the TOU, just as long as it's an end user initiating the mass downloads. Once agents, robots, scripts and spiders initiate a mass download you are violating the TOU.

    - Copy, store, cache is allowed assuming the end user has a valid subscription.

    • Proposed as answer by Just Karl Monday, February 3, 2014 5:32 PM
    • Marked as answer by mcosmin Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
    Monday, February 3, 2014 7:40 AM
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    Thinking the same thing... :-) , seems to me like you're making valid use of the API, but better contact MS support before you're implementing something that is illegal.

    Kind regards,
    Margriet Bruggeman

    Lois & Clark IT Services
    web site: http://www.loisandclark.eu
    blog: http://www.sharepointdragons.com

    • Proposed as answer by Just Karl Monday, February 3, 2014 5:32 PM
    • Marked as answer by mcosmin Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
    Monday, February 3, 2014 7:49 AM
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    I've read it, and I'm not a legal person, so if you want to be sure you need to contact MS support or a legal expert, but my take is this:

    - The mass download doesn't conflict with the TOU, just as long as it's an end user initiating the mass downloads. Once agents, robots, scripts and spiders initiate a mass download you are violating the TOU.

    - Copy, store, cache is allowed assuming the end user has a valid subscription.

    but the sample they gave with fetching data does not check for the user subscription, it checks for my developer subscription...

    I contacted microsoft directly...let's hope they answer soon...I will post their answer here...

    I can use the API as long as I put the "available on xbox music" badges on the album art as well
    • Edited by mcosmin Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
    • Marked as answer by mcosmin Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
    Wednesday, February 5, 2014 9:05 AM

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    I've read it, and I'm not a legal person, so if you want to be sure you need to contact MS support or a legal expert, but my take is this:

    - The mass download doesn't conflict with the TOU, just as long as it's an end user initiating the mass downloads. Once agents, robots, scripts and spiders initiate a mass download you are violating the TOU.

    - Copy, store, cache is allowed assuming the end user has a valid subscription.

    • Proposed as answer by Just Karl Monday, February 3, 2014 5:32 PM
    • Marked as answer by mcosmin Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
    Monday, February 3, 2014 7:40 AM
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    Thinking the same thing... :-) , seems to me like you're making valid use of the API, but better contact MS support before you're implementing something that is illegal.

    Kind regards,
    Margriet Bruggeman

    Lois & Clark IT Services
    web site: http://www.loisandclark.eu
    blog: http://www.sharepointdragons.com

    • Proposed as answer by Just Karl Monday, February 3, 2014 5:32 PM
    • Marked as answer by mcosmin Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
    Monday, February 3, 2014 7:49 AM
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    I've read it, and I'm not a legal person, so if you want to be sure you need to contact MS support or a legal expert, but my take is this:

    - The mass download doesn't conflict with the TOU, just as long as it's an end user initiating the mass downloads. Once agents, robots, scripts and spiders initiate a mass download you are violating the TOU.

    - Copy, store, cache is allowed assuming the end user has a valid subscription.

    but the sample they gave with fetching data does not check for the user subscription, it checks for my developer subscription...

    I contacted microsoft directly...let's hope they answer soon...I will post their answer here...

    I can use the API as long as I put the "available on xbox music" badges on the album art as well
    • Edited by mcosmin Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
    • Marked as answer by mcosmin Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
    Wednesday, February 5, 2014 9:05 AM