[mb-users] Discogs data becoming open shortly - API

[Paul Taylor]

Hi Chris

Thats good news I was thinking about using the API as an additional 
datafeed for my tagging app (Jaikoz) for tracks that couldn't be found 
in Musicbrainz. Also because of its spreadsheet like nature Jaikoz could 
be a useful tool for submitting new data to Musicbrainz, as it is easy 
for users to see all the data they hold in their files, they can then 
submit new information to Musicbrainz. Because these users actually have 
the files they should be reasonably good at identifying whether the 
information provided by Discogs is right. However I dont think there are 
plans to allow adding of data to MB except through the web interface at 
the moment.

Paul


Chris B wrote:
> FYI, the restrictions on usage have been removed - it's now under a
> public domain license: http://www.discogs.com/help/api
>
> an 'import from discogs' tool would be useful!
>
> On 20/08/2007, Chris B <chris at whenironsattack.com> wrote:
>   
>> http://www.discogs.com/help/api
>> http://www.discogs.com/help/license.html
>>  http://www.discogs.com/help/attribution
>>
>> however, the killer caveat being "No Derivatives. You may not alter,
>> transform, or build upon the Discogs Database. Any additions or
>> modifications that the licensee desires must be made to the Discogs Database
>> at the Discogs website, http://www.discogs.com. After additions or changes
>> have been made there, licensee should then download a new copy of the
>> Discogs Database, in whole or in part, for their continued use."
>>
>> so i'm not sure what use we could make of this, since more or less
>> everything coming into MBz needs to be changed/reformatted somehow due to
>> the various guidelines. perhaps there could be a way of using the API to
>> 'fill in the blanks' on MBz releases that haven't had, for example, release
>> info entered by users, but have had a discogs URL AR'd.
>>
>> they also have plans to include images to the API, which might be useful
>> (though i presume the API would send images, but not hotlink them).
>>
>>     
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