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A comment on LinkedIn: It’s illegal to scrape our website without permission. Parent comment

Re:LinkedIn: It’s illegal to scrape our website without perm... by groby_b on Monday July 31, 2017 @04:30PM (#14895634)
I'd talk to a lawyer. There are presumably some legal arguments that might apply. There definitely have been cases revolving around it, but I have no idea what the outcomes were.

From a moral point of view: robots.txt states an intent, and intentionally ignoring that is not a nice thing.

And often, "not a nice thing" translates into legal action. So, if this matters to you, you should find an expert :)

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Re:LinkedIn: It’s illegal to scrape our website without perm... by pkilgore on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @02:14PM (#14903649)
> From a moral point of view: robots.txt states an intent, and intentionally ignoring that is not a nice thing.

As a lawyer asked inane questions by friends, a common answer is: "I am no sure if its legal to do, but I'm absolutely sure you're a asshole if you do it."

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