copyright
NBA data for commercial purposes
<p>I'm planning to create a paid subscription service with some data gathered from nba.com.</p>
<p>There are public APIs from nba.com where I'm gathering the data but there is one specific from <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/transition" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/transition</a> which I'm not really sure if I can use it for commercial purposes.</p>
<p>I know there was a lawsuit nba v motorola where nba tried to have copyright rights over match scores but it was lost because anyone can get such data by just watching the game.
For this data points I'm not really sure that's the case but does anyone know if they also fall under the same category as normal match stats?</p>
<p>Just to clarify, this data is available for free when either calling their API or gathering from the page source.</p>

<p>In reviewing the NBA.COM site Terms of Use at:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.nba.com/termsofuse" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NBA.COM Terms of Use</a></p>
<p>It appears that your proposed usage violates the site's and the API's terms of use.  Specifically this:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The Operator maintains the Services for your personal entertainment,
information, education, and communication. Where the function is
available, you may download material displayed on the Services to any
single computer only for your personal, noncommercial use, provided
you also maintain all intellectual property, including copyright and
other proprietary notices contained on or associated with the
materials. <em><strong>You may not, however, distribute, reproduce, republish,
upload, display, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, link to, or use any
materials of the Services for public or commercial purposes on any
other Website, social media platform, or otherwise without the written
permission of the Operator.</strong></em> Modification of any materials displayed on
the Services is a violation of the Operator’s intellectual property,
including copyright and other proprietary rights.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This appears to me to preclude you from using their site or APIs as a data source for your service.  You may, however, wish to try to obtain permission from the &quot;operator&quot;.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that while the factual information may not be copyrightable, the use of their service is controlled by the terms of use license.</p>
