XF 2.3 Importing thread from some random forum software to XF...

[zzlpolitics]

Sorry, tried to search but don't know what to search for.

My forum is a spin off of a sports forum that has been purchased by a company that runs XF on their platform. They will apparently not be bringing over any threads. It may be because it's impossible as it relates to this thread. Some users have approached me about trying to salvage some threads on our forum by importing them over.

This thread is an example and includes the software they are operating on (no clue):

Prayers for a cereal grain

Prayers for a cereal grain

247sports.com

Since that is not XF and I may or may not get access to any kind of database stuff, is it at all possible to try and import this using some kind of web development-fu?

Thanks in advance.

 

[beerForo]

If they purchased the IP even though they are not using the threads, they own them right?

 

[ForumDevs]

If they purchased the IP even though they are not using the threads, they own them right?

In fact, the terms and conditions refer to Paramount (https://privacy.paramount.com/en/policy) so I doubt this would be a legally valid move

 

[zzlpolitics]

If they purchased the IP even though they are not using the threads, they own them right?

In fact, the terms and conditions refer to Paramount (https://privacy.paramount.com/en/policy) so I doubt this would be a legally valid move

I appreciate the concern regarding the legality but I probably misspoke regarding it being a purchase and rather the forum wasn’t purchased but is licensing itself or whatever. We may get the blessing/data from the “purchased” forum even.

That aside, I’m just looking for an answer to my original question. Thank you.

 

[ForumDevs]

That aside, I’m just looking for an answer to my original question. Thank you.

This directly answers your question with a 'No':


The term you're referring to is called 'scraping', which means extracting content from a website

 

[zzlpolitics]

This directly answers your question with a 'No':
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The term you're referring to is called 'scraping', which means extracting content from a website

I’m not trying to be a **** but you don’t even know the contractual agreement that this forum has with Paramount. They own all the content on their forum.

I asked a technical question, not a legal one.

 

[beerForo]

If you have legal permission to the threads I'd talk to @MySiteGuy. You can fill this forum out:

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driven2services.com

 

[zzlpolitics]

If you have legal permission to the threads I'd talk to @MySiteGuy. You can fill this forum out:

Forum and/or CMS Migration Service Quote

driven2services.com

Thank you.