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Re:Ask HN: What company/industry would you like to see open ... by dazzawazza on Thursday October 08, 2009 @06:10AM (#868691)
An open UPC/EAN database would be great. Currently you are forced to use Amazon but are restricted to their TOS (no mobile apps being a big thing) or the UPCDatabase which is VERY small (but a valiant effort).

The sad thing is that I can see no commercial reason NOT to open the database. People already pay a small fee for obtaining a legitimate EAN/UPC code.

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Re:Ask HN: What company/industry would you like to see open ... by hypest on Friday October 09, 2009 @10:53AM (#871499)
Not open, but an otherwise "free" and official place to get some info regarding a barcode... http://gepir.gs1.org/V31/xx/gtin.aspx?Lang=en-US
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