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> SVG Gobbler is a browser extension that finds the SVG content in your current tab and lets you optimize, download, copy, edit, or export What would you use t

> SVG Gobbler is a browser extension that finds the SVG content in your current tab and lets you optimize, download, copy, edit, or export What would you use this for that wouldn't be considered copyright infringement? Websites that freely license their art will likely make it available in a convenient download. Those that don't probably won't be giving you a license to use it.

notpushkin 2y ago
Some websites have e. g. freely-licensed icons, but don't offer a convenient download. For example, they might require you to sign up first. Or maybe you could download a site's logo for linking back to the website or something. (I'm downloading icons for open source apps that I want to include in Lunni Marketplace [1], and sometimes I have to get it from the projects' website. I'm not sure but I think it's fair use.) [1]: https://lunni.dev/docs/marketplace/ https://lunni.dev/docs/marketplace/
myfonj 2y ago
Is a mere downloading and private storage of publicly accessible (copyrighted) visual assets also illegal? I think in most places you can store such content for personal use without infringing the law. I can imagine collecting icons for research purposes might be a valid and perfectly legal use-case here, just like making offline copies of webpages or basically archiving anything (?) Btw, Firefox for example allows you to grab all media from the displayed page (just not those pesky inline SVGs like this extension can) with few keystrokes: Page Info (Ctrl+I) > Media (Alt+M) > Select All (Alt+E) > Save As (Alt+A) > (Enter). ("Page Info" is also under Tools (Alt+T) menu.)
- beeboobaa3 2y ago
  Probably not, and I'm not saying the tool is bad or anything like that, just wondering what people might use it for. Tools like DownThemAll make sense to me; they're used by end-users who may wish to violate copyright, if it even is copyright violation. I don't mind. But I don't think a lot of people keep a collection of SVGs for personal usage. Me, personally, I only collect SVGs if I intend to use them in a product I'm working on, which is often commercial, and means violating copyright becomes a business risk.
dspillett 2y ago
You could be plucking a logo for use in a link to them or a mention on a slide, or other copying that constitutes fair use. You could also be interested how an SVG had achieved a particular effect, like everyone learning HTML from right-click|view-source back in the late 90s. This is also generally considered fair use, though could sit in a grey area wrt what constitutes code if the SVG is a resource in an app covered by a restrictive licence (commercial, GPL-bases, etc).
- lukan 2y ago
  Looking how something works will hopefully always remain legal in this (and most other) context. Copy and paste is a different thing.
  - llamaimperative 2y ago
    Copy and paste is legal in a gigantic number of usecases. It's called Fair Use.
Tommix11 2y ago
I use SVG Gobbler almost daily. The most common usage for me, a graphic designer, is when a company calls up and wants a design but the guy from the compnay does no have a vectorized version of their logo. I know, it sounds awfully incompetent but most people do not care about the logotype of the company they work for. So, very often, I just use SVG gobble to download an SVG version of their logo and makes designs they've ordered for them. There are a thousand legal uses for Gobbler. Also, downloading any logo is legal. It is publishing them that might get you in trouble.
Minor49er 2y ago
Browsers have a "Save Page As" function built in. Most websites don't have an on-screen button that exports the page. Do all browsers promote copyright infringement?
- beeboobaa3 2y ago
  Literally just asking what people might want to use it for. What do you use it for?
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nkrisc 2y ago
Any SVG you view on a website is already downloaded to your computer when you view it. But you probably already knew that but you’ve sort of shared your own question. No, they may not give you a license to use it. So don’t use it and then there’s nothing wrong. That doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with downloading it.
- beeboobaa3 2y ago
  Right, the question is, why would you want to download an svg? Do you just want to stare at it and admire it, like a pirated movie? If so, that's fine. Please share! In my experience people tend to use SVGs to build products, though.
  - nkrisc 2y ago
    Doesn’t really matter why you want to download it, you’re allowed to.
    - beeboobaa3 2y ago
      Sure. And I'm allowed to be curious and ask people why they want to. Now stop being difficult, and tell me, why do you use this tool?
themoodyrooster 2y ago
I made it initially to grab thousands of logos while freelancing for IFTTT. Getting company logos from their assets page was such a nightmare. This was 6+ years ago now.

notpushkin 2y ago

Some websites have e. g. freely-licensed icons, but don't offer a convenient download. For example, they might require you to sign up first. Or maybe you could download a site's logo for linking back to the website or something. (I'm downloading icons for open source apps that I want to include in Lunni Marketplace [1], and sometimes I have to get it from the projects' website. I'm not sure but I think it's fair use.) [1]: https://lunni.dev/docs/marketplace/ https://lunni.dev/docs/marketplace/

myfonj 2y ago

Is a mere downloading and private storage of publicly accessible (copyrighted) visual assets also illegal? I think in most places you can store such content for personal use without infringing the law. I can imagine collecting icons for research purposes might be a valid and perfectly legal use-case here, just like making offline copies of webpages or basically archiving anything (?) Btw, Firefox for example allows you to grab all media from the displayed page (just not those pesky inline SVGs like this extension can) with few keystrokes: Page Info (Ctrl+I) > Media (Alt+M) > Select All (Alt+E) > Save As (Alt+A) > (Enter). ("Page Info" is also under Tools (Alt+T) menu.)

beeboobaa3 2y ago
Probably not, and I'm not saying the tool is bad or anything like that, just wondering what people might use it for. Tools like DownThemAll make sense to me; they're used by end-users who may wish to violate copyright, if it even is copyright violation. I don't mind. But I don't think a lot of people keep a collection of SVGs for personal usage. Me, personally, I only collect SVGs if I intend to use them in a product I'm working on, which is often commercial, and means violating copyright becomes a business risk.

dspillett 2y ago

You could be plucking a logo for use in a link to them or a mention on a slide, or other copying that constitutes fair use. You could also be interested how an SVG had achieved a particular effect, like everyone learning HTML from right-click|view-source back in the late 90s. This is also generally considered fair use, though could sit in a grey area wrt what constitutes code if the SVG is a resource in an app covered by a restrictive licence (commercial, GPL-bases, etc).

lukan 2y ago
Looking how something works will hopefully always remain legal in this (and most other) context. Copy and paste is a different thing.
- llamaimperative 2y ago
  Copy and paste is legal in a gigantic number of usecases. It's called Fair Use.

Tommix11 2y ago

I use SVG Gobbler almost daily. The most common usage for me, a graphic designer, is when a company calls up and wants a design but the guy from the compnay does no have a vectorized version of their logo. I know, it sounds awfully incompetent but most people do not care about the logotype of the company they work for. So, very often, I just use SVG gobble to download an SVG version of their logo and makes designs they've ordered for them. There are a thousand legal uses for Gobbler. Also, downloading any logo is legal. It is publishing them that might get you in trouble.

Minor49er 2y ago

Browsers have a "Save Page As" function built in. Most websites don't have an on-screen button that exports the page. Do all browsers promote copyright infringement?

beeboobaa3 2y ago
Literally just asking what people might want to use it for. What do you use it for?

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nkrisc 2y ago

Any SVG you view on a website is already downloaded to your computer when you view it. But you probably already knew that but you’ve sort of shared your own question. No, they may not give you a license to use it. So don’t use it and then there’s nothing wrong. That doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with downloading it.

beeboobaa3 2y ago
Right, the question is, why would you want to download an svg? Do you just want to stare at it and admire it, like a pirated movie? If so, that's fine. Please share! In my experience people tend to use SVGs to build products, though.
- nkrisc 2y ago
  Doesn’t really matter why you want to download it, you’re allowed to.
  - beeboobaa3 2y ago
    Sure. And I'm allowed to be curious and ask people why they want to. Now stop being difficult, and tell me, why do you use this tool?

themoodyrooster 2y ago

I made it initially to grab thousands of logos while freelancing for IFTTT. Getting company logos from their assets page was such a nightmare. This was 6+ years ago now.