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Re:WeWork evicted a startup after it published a negative bl... by minimaxir on Saturday July 23, 2016 @11:55AM (#12149829)
> its just an unpublished api they've done nothing wrong.

Not correct. A published, documented API comes with instructions on how the API can use used, and how the data can be used. Do not assume that an unpublished/undocumented API is the same, especially when republishing the data.

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Re:WeWork evicted a startup after it published a negative bl... by angryasian on Saturday July 23, 2016 @03:10PM (#12150622)
>A published, documented API comes with instructions on how the API

Agree and since it was undocumented there more than likely were no terms as to how it should be used.

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