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But it is the convention that is widely accepted.

• jasonlotito 16y ago
  But not the only thing to consider. The article does mention violations of agreements, and not just the scraping. The argument isn't about scraping alone. I could see their being a contract that limited what the user accounts could be used for, and the possibility that the user accounts were limited to particular individuals and what not, as well as the limitation of their use. Of course, all of this is speculation. The point is, it's not JUST a scraping case.
• jat850 16y ago
  Yep, most services or search engines choose to respect the convention, but if the article indicates properly, it doesn't sound like the robot in question here was trying to be particularly kind or gentle in its work.