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How is that different than screen capturing any website and posting to Myspace?? This is an issue (not really) for any website.

And there are no legal issues if someone does this to my content.


You guys are describing different models. I'm talking specifically about selling pieces of a free website.


That example is definitely not similar to the StatSheet model. I'm talking about selling pieces of a free web site. You can't use the razor without buying the blades.


That's a much more generic description of the model. I'm talking about a specific type of "main app" and a specific type of "downstream service"


But I'm not selling access to an API. I'm selling exactly the kind of data and content found on the site.


Yes, but that is your implementation of the freemium model. There are other sites, including my example, that allow free access to their data on the site, but then sell the data (in one form or another). You use embedded stats, iBegin uses datasets, other companies might charge for their API.


You are highlighting how my example is different from the others :-)


I'm actually highlighting how your business model is just a single execution of a broader method of conducting business. However, in the sense that your end product differs from the other examples, yes. If you really want it that bad.


Why do you think an API can't expose exactly the kind of data and content found on a site?


Thanks! Since I run http://statsheet.com http://embed.statsheet.com http://statplot.com http://stat.us and http://statfix.com I guess I'd say I'm interested in sports analytics ;-)


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