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Downloading a webpage and returning a snippet of it via API isn't greyhat work, just like building a search engine isn't greyhat work. Processing public website
by StudentStuff 8y ago
Downloading a webpage and returning a snippet of it via API isn't greyhat work, just like building a search engine isn't greyhat work. Processing public websites is white hat work, and very common too! If a business wants to restrict access, they can take down their website.
- vinceguidry 8y agoAny company that has anything valuable that anyone else would want is going to put TOS there prohibiting scraping, making it grey hat and legally risky.