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This script would appear to be at odds with the language of that clause, but I wonder if it is truly against the spirit of Coursera. I can see clear ways to au
by idm 13y ago
This script would appear to be at odds with the language of that clause, but I wonder if it is truly against the spirit of Coursera.
I can see clear ways to automatically exploit the website for the purpose of scraping their content. However, I have had a legitimate use for this in the past and, instead of just doing the smart automatic thing, I did it manually.
My take is this: for personal use, a low-volume, automated tool would not violate the spirit of online education. The presence of that clause is probably intended to protect against exploitative uses.
- ambler0 13y agoI had a similar take, especially since we all know that terms of service are written very broadly. But on the other hand, I would really hate to mess up my Coursera account. After posting my initial comment, I saw further down that HN user pamelafox is a former Coursera employee. I would love to know whether she or anyone else has insight into how Coursera views tools like this.