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The distinction here is between the software and the distribution. This is legal in the same way that software that rips MP3s from CDs is legal. On the other
by SimonPStevens 16y ago
The distinction here is between the software and the distribution.
This is legal in the same way that software that rips MP3s from CDs is legal.
On the other hand, distributing the content isn't. So you can rip the content and use it personally, but you can't distribute it without permission.
- pavs 16y agoIts a conversion tool, not a distribution tool.
- SimonPStevens 16y agoThat's my point. This web app is doing the content extraction and nothing else. (I can see how perhaps I wasn't clear on that) I'm saying that it would only be illegal if he attempted to distribute the content too, which he doesn't.
- pavs 16y agoOK, I misread you.