[Gllug] extracting data from specific sites

[Ryan Cartwright]

- Tethys wrote:
> On Dec 17, 2007 11:33 AM, Progga <proggaprogga at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 0. Read the terms & conditions of the website.  If it prohibits screen scraping,
>> you are out of luck.
> 
> I'm doubtful about the legality of that. If they're placing the
> information in a place that's accessible to the public, for the
> express purpose of give access to that information, then I would have
> thought that they don't really have grounds to complain when people
> access that information, regardless of the method they use to do so.
> What's the difference between a screen scraper and a web browser?
> 

I'd be inclined to agree. It's more likely the site has restrictions on
how you use the content once you have it.
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Ryan Cartwright
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