There was competition between various technologies, some open (like HTTP, HTML, and the open web) and some closed (like Flash and Silverlight). Open technology

There was competition between various technologies, some open (like HTTP, HTML, and the open web) and some closed (like Flash and Silverlight). Open technology (where scraping is just normal use) won the day because users voted with their pocketbooks and overwhelming choose such technologies. French publishers want to have their cake and eat it too - they want to publish to open platforms, because that's what users prefer, but use the threat of legal force to prevent open use of such platforms.