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Re:Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without get... by Grimm1 on Sunday October 31, 2021 @06:35PM (#29061139)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiQ_Labs_v._LinkedIn

That’s one of the bigger ones. Unfortunately recent events means scraping is still a gray area.

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Re:Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without get... by amelius on Sunday October 31, 2021 @06:51PM (#29061245)
Legal gray areas are perfect for growth hacking. Just look at Uber and AirBnb.
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Re:Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without get... by Grimm1 on Sunday October 31, 2021 @08:14PM (#29061778)
And even bigger growth hack for a lot of companies would be having scraping protected by law.
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Re:Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without get... by omgwtfbyobbq on Sunday October 31, 2021 @06:54PM (#29061268)
Do you mean this case?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Buren_v._United_States

I think it only applies to systems that aren't available to the general public, which in this case was the GCIC. Anything that is available to the public, even if it requires some sort of registration, would I think be legal to scrape. YMMV though.

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