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Why would you post the text of such an absurd claim and not name who it is? Do you really fear them that much / desire to use their services that much that you
by defen 12y ago
Why would you post the text of such an absurd claim and not name who it is? Do you really fear them that much / desire to use their services that much that you would put up with this?
- Alupis 12y agoDo +not+ comply with the demand. There is nothing (law, morals, or else) that prevents one from scraping a publicly accessible website.
- willu 12y ago"There is nothing (law, morals, or else) that prevents one from scraping a publicly accessible website." Can you point to any legal precedent that supports your contention (honest question)?
- Alupis 12y agoNo, it would be the other way around. You would have to find legal precedent that implies you must obey random requests for data from website operators... (and I'm pretty sure there is none).
- Scoundreller 12y agoMaybe he wants to make sure they get a hold of <i>his</i> hard drive that he'll be taking in on Monday, not some random HNer's drive with some surprise that gets there first?