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Re:Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without get... by dragonwriter on Sunday October 31, 2021 @08:00PM (#29061696)
> On the contrary, there are no laws that say you can't scrape a site.

You are both wrong: copyright law both says you can't (in some cases for some uses) and that you can (under implicit license, fair use, and other rules) in others.

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Re:Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without get... by EMIRELADERO on Sunday October 31, 2021 @09:38PM (#29062240)
Depends on what exactly is being scraped. If it's something like price data or exact values then it isn't protected by copyright at all.
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Re:Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without get... by kingcharles on Monday November 01, 2021 @02:01AM (#29063450)
Price data can be protected by copyright as a compliation of data.

https://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/database.html

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Re:Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without get... by EMIRELADERO on Monday November 01, 2021 @10:51AM (#29067311)
In that case, the data compilation itself would be protected, not the individual data points. If I used a scraper to copy everything verbatim, then yes, it would be a violation.
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