The Weather Channel’s new Terms of Service
Just in time for iPhone Development…
I received an email this evening informing me that my XML Data Feed account was now subject to new terms of service. In order to continue using it, I needed to log in and agree.
The big part that stands out for me is this:
“YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICE TO CREATE WEATHER AND WEATHER-RELATED PRODUCTS TO BE DISPLAYED ON HANDHELD OR OTHER WIRELESS DEVICES”
Highlighted below for clarity… Nice…
So, I suppose I could still use this for weather display on my site, but who the hell wants that? Do you really care what the weather conditions are, on or around what ever web site your visiting?
If when I need weather data I know where to go look, weather.com being one of them.
Clearly they don’t want additional traffic that they can’t get revenue from?
That’s OK, I’d rather not publish or link to data that is usually wrong more than it’s right.
Written by datapoohbah on April 30th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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