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Re:MDB: IMDB data for a folder of movie files. Sort by ratin... by waterlesscloud on Sunday July 08, 2012 @04:29PM (#4215602)
Their source is shown as Freebase, which doesn't have anything to do with IMDB. It's freely usable data as long as it's attributed.

I suspect they may have trademark issues with their site name, but their data looks free and clear.

EDIT: Nirvana has a good point about the imdb ratings. That may not be legally obtained.

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Re:MDB: IMDB data for a folder of movie files. Sort by ratin... by nivla on Sunday July 08, 2012 @07:40PM (#4216077)
I use IMDBapi and for one of my project and I can assure you that they are indeed scraping IMDB. The ratings, desc and the poster I get back is ditto to that of IMDB. It is a great service and I have also donated to them but as far as legality goes, not sure how they support IMDB's terms and conditions.
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