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From 3Taps: https://3taps.com/images/pics/430_Statement%20Re%20craigslists%20Misuse%20of%20the%20CFAA.pdf https://3taps.com/images/pics/430_Statement%20Re%20cra
by IanDrake 13y ago
From 3Taps:
https://3taps.com/images/pics/430_Statement%20Re%20craigslists%20Misuse%20of%20the%20CFAA.pdf https://3taps.com/images/pics/430_Statement%20Re%20craigslis...
>3taps does not now scrape craigslist’s servers, and therefore, cannot be in violation of the
CFAA
This was my understanding of how their system works. CL (for their own benefit) allows other sites to index their content. 3Taps indexes from the cache of these sites, thus never touching CL's servers.
Now as others have said, you got banned by walmart, now you're sending someone else to buy stuff for you...no more trespassing issues.
- sengstrom 13y agoGood extension of that analogy :) The real issue isn't scraping the data (which is very hard to prevent unless you put in some sort of access control), but what you do with it once you have it. This is where I can sympathize with CL's complaint. It comes down to ownership of the information in a particular listing and whether you can prove that it is yours or not.