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Not all valuable scrapeable data is copyrightable. I also know of a number of sites I've scraped that don't even bother attempting to restrict your access to th
by lusr 14y ago
Not all valuable scrapeable data is copyrightable. I also know of a number of sites I've scraped that don't even bother attempting to restrict your access to their data through T&Cs even though its the basis for their site (not that they'd have much of a legal basis for enforcing that, anyway). Ultimately if you're in the business of selling raw data with no value added, the problem is your business model, not scrapers.
- Silhouette 14y agoNot all valuable scrapeable data is copyrightable. Sure, but a lot of it is, and even the bits that aren't may be protected by other laws such as database rights depending on your jurisdiction. I think anyone who maintains that you can't stop scrapers as a general principle is possibly a little unwise.