Yeah that's a good question. Before I became an engineer I practiced IP/copyright law. Also spoke (colloquially) with a few ppl at the company.
I did my homework before starting this project and I'm confident we're in a good position :)
I did my homework before starting this project and I'm confident we're in a good position :)
The users did not give you permission to use their data, and you're not associated with IMDb, and therefore do not inherit the rights.
Lastly, IMDb specifically states that scraping or extracting data is forbidden without written consent.
I'm sure there's a story there since I would have thought the usual direction, even for a small aggregate number of eventual engineer-patent attorney pairings, would be reversed. Hopefully you can post an "About Us" on MovieChat.org at some point when you feel comfortable. Thanks!