Is Web Scraping Legal?

https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/

by mnmkng • 5 years ago

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Cypher• 5 years ago

Is note taking piracy?

whoomp12342• 5 years ago

depends on the note that you are taking.

is it ethical to use a spyglass and take note of someones combinations to the lock for entry of their home?

goatcode• 5 years ago

You wouldn't download a house!

kdtop• 5 years ago

I found the article overall useful. It seems to me that this issue is still not completely resolved, esp world-wide. The author gives disclaimer that they are not a lawyer, and then give what seems like their opinions. They give a scattering of references to court cases. But it seems they could have done a better job of giving proof for their claims. (UPDATE: The latter part of the article does better than the first.)

mnmkng• 5 years ago

The author here. I actually am a lawyer. I just wanted to make it clear that I'm not "your" lawyer and therefore can't give advice on your specific use-case. Thanks for feedback. Might want to clarify that.

fairytale• 5 years ago

Why shouldn't it be legal?

When you think a bit better about it, it's about the same as regular web browsing. Just automated or scripted.

I don't think there is much that can be done to fully prevent it either, so.

ebb_earl_co• 5 years ago

... it's about the same as regular web browsing.

Is this how youtube-dl was able to get out of the DMCA takedown? By saying that it's just acting on the links in the public HTML of YouTube?

cyberbanjo• 5 years ago

Wasn't half of weev's charge for unauthorized access related to him scripting up automated GET requests? It's not clear to me that it is definitely legal IANAL

Havoc• 5 years ago

Not super excited about this reaches very broad conclusions about legality while really only considering two jurisdictions - US and EU.

Is Web Scraping Legal?

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