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It doesn't matter. It's a copyright issue. Craigslist has the right to protect their copyright, it can be proven that they have a unique database, and it can al
by debacle 14y ago
It doesn't matter. It's a copyright issue. Craigslist has the right to protect their copyright, it can be proven that they have a unique database, and it can also very likely be proven that the scrapers knew they were doing something illegal (e.g. willful infringement) when the scraping took place.
- stcredzero 14y agoIt doesn't matter. It's a copyright issue. Craigslist has the right to protect their copyright, it can be proven that they have a unique database, and it can also very likely be proven that the scrapers knew they were doing something illegal (e.g. willful infringement) when the scraping took place. As far as I know, there is no database copyright in the US.
- nostromo 14y agoLike Amazon's and Yelp's reviews, Craigslist would probably claim copyright on the posts themselves, not just the aggregation thereof.
- stcredzero 14y agoYes, but as far as I can tell, that gives them exactly bupkis on PadMapper.
- jwoah12 14y agoI think you mean "bupkis." Dick Butkus is a hall-of-fame NFL linebacker.
- stcredzero 14y agoThanks. I want to get stuff like that right.
- r00fus 14y agoAnd you'd be proven wrong by a simple google search on "database copyright"... first hit [1] shows a compilation of laws and court rulings that support copyrighting collection of records... and this stuff has been around for a decade or more. [1] http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/database.html http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/database.html
- fusiongyro 14y agoI agree, it doesn't matter, but I think the reasoning is probably wrong. It would have been better for everyone if Craigslist gave away the data minus whatever is needed to finish the transaction, and include in the TOS that that you must send the user back to Craigslist to actually finish whatever they're trying to do.