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Texas Court Blocks Screen-Scraper

Posted by timothy on from the bits-is-bits dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A Texas court has granted American Airlines an injunction against Farechaser to stop them from using a screen-scraper to copy airfare information from their website in violation of the terms and conditions. In a stunning display of hypocrisy, Farechase.com's own terms and conditions prohibit users from doing to them exactly what they are doing to AA.com. The EFF is involved, but it's unclear whether they're supporting the enforceability of a website's terms and conditions or Farechase's right to violate them."

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  1. Re:Screenscrapers and the Law by AndroidCat · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Whether it is legal or not, I do not feel that it is ethical, and may leave the company if I am pushed to do this.

    If you do leave, could you email me the name of the company, thanks! :^P

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  2. Re:Screenscrapers and the Law by coopaq · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Whether it is legal or not, I do not feel that it is ethical, and may leave the company if I am pushed to do this.

    Mind if I submit my resume to your company?

    Sincerely, The Hungry, Unemployed and Ethically Empty at this Point

  3. Re:they put it on the web... too bad by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I agree. If you put it on the web, it is public domain then...and open to anyone's use! If they don't want people to access it, link to it, or use it for anything...don't put it on the web!!! The web was invented for free distribution of information....it should remain that way.....

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