mapmyride is the key player in the market, in terms of userbase and, recently, a $5 million A round. I am more wary now they have VC's, who may be more aggressive than mmr ever would have been in other circumstances. At least, that's my assumption.
I can't imagine MMR would sue their own customers over it, that would be downright suicidal as far as public opinion goes. However, that is duly noted.
I wonder if I can convince a particularly feisty/intrepid user to maintain this piece of software, pulling the risk away from us primarily ;) Hmmm. Thanks for the advice, definitely something to think about.
This has "don't do it" written all over. If i were mapmyride, i'd find your screenscraping to be dodgy and opportunistic. If i found this thread and saw you contemplating how to avoid their cease and desist and not get caught, i would be royally pissed off.
When you piss on business people, especially the ones with 5 mill in the bank, dont be surprised when they come after you on grounds of principles.
mapmyride is the key player in the market, in terms of userbase and, recently, a $5 million A round. I am more wary now they have VC's, who may be more aggressive than mmr ever would have been in other circumstances. At least, that's my assumption.
I can't imagine MMR would sue their own customers over it, that would be downright suicidal as far as public opinion goes. However, that is duly noted.
I wonder if I can convince a particularly feisty/intrepid user to maintain this piece of software, pulling the risk away from us primarily ;) Hmmm. Thanks for the advice, definitely something to think about.