
                                 libspotify 12.1.51
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                       Copyright © 2006-2012 Spotify Ltd



1.  INTRODUCTION

    This is the libspotify C API package.  With it, you can write applications
    that utilize the Spotify music streaming service.


2.  PACKAGE STRUCTURE

    The package is structured as follows:

      libspotify\
        README.txt                     This README file
        LICENSE.txt                    License governing the library,
                                       and associated files
        ChangeLog.txt                  Contains description of new and changed
                                       functionality in libspotify
        licenses.xhtml                 License governing third party libraries
                                       included in libspotify.
        include\libspotify\api.h       Header file for the library
        lib\
          libspotify.dll               libspotify DLL file
          libspotify.lib               Import library
        doc\
          html\                        Documentation in HTML format
                                       This information is also available online.
          images\                      Graphics for use with applications
                                       using libspotify. See section 6 below.
        examples\                      Root directory for the example
                                       source code

3.  INSTALLATION

    You have probably unpacked the distribution zip archive already.

    To run the compiled examples you need to include the directory
    where libspotify.dll resides in your system PATH environment
    variable. For more details see this MSDN article about Windows DLL
    search paths:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7d83bc18.aspx
    

4.  APPLICATION KEYS

    The example programs require a file called appkey.c which is not present in
    the package.  You will need to request an application key at the
    developer website at http://developer.spotify.com/ before being able to
    run them.


5.  LOGOTYPES AND TRADEMARK

    The graphics found in the images/ subdirectory are available for use in
    applications using libspotify. The terms and conditions for the use of these
    are available on http://developer.spotify.com/.

    A text file is included in images/, containing the text to be used in
    non-graphical applications.


6.  LICENSE

    You should have received a separate LICENSE file together with this README.
