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Websites Complaining About Screen-Scraping

Posted by michael on from the there's-always-a-whiner dept.

wilko11 writes "There have been two cases recently where websites have requested the removal of modules from CPAN. These modules could be used to access the websites (EuroTV and Streetmap) from a PERL program. The question being asked on the mailinglists (threads about EuroTV and about Streetmap) is 'can companies dictate what software you can use to access web content from their server?'"

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  1. They're right. by Dthoma · · Score: 0, Troll

    Anything which allows a Perl program to access their website more than once should be banned. Guess we'd better get rid of telnet. And FTP. And web browsers. Heck, let's get rid of ping just to make sure. Better get rid of modems and the programmers while we're at it. Screw it, just ban computers all together. Then there's no way those evil hackers can fuck with their website!

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  2. Re:COPYING in copyright law includes volatile RAM by Natalie's+Hot+Grits · · Score: 0, Troll

    No. Fair use *does* allow copies for personal use.

    Fair use has been clearly defined by the US Supreme Court for years. There is no *might* about it.

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