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The website itself is a form of API. You send a web request, you get a response, designed for a piece of software to read. It's an API. The fact that it's no
by philipwhiuk 3y ago
The website itself is a form of API.
You send a web request, you get a response, designed for a piece of software to read.
It's an API.
The fact that it's not optimised for what they are using it for is not relevant.
- nitwit005 3y agoYou're making an entirely different argument than what Google made in their emails to him.
- hughesjj 3y agoThe TOS doesn't apply to the web API though. I don't think Google wants to make scraping websites illegal, but that would be hilarious if they tried.
- nick7376182 3y agoHow about, by scraping my website they have agreed to my TOS which unilaterally supersedes any other agreements that may be in place. Any disputes between parties must be resolved by binding public votes on Twitter.
- ixwt 3y agoDo you also have to agree to the Google TOS if a non-Google website you visit uses a Google Font?