Chrome DevTools, Scroll Into View gets around paywalls

Re:Chrome DevTools, Scroll Into View gets around paywalls by mik1998 on Monday February 27, 2023 @05:51AM (#34955001)

Is caching illegal?

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Re:Chrome DevTools, Scroll Into View gets around paywalls by donohoe on Monday February 27, 2023 @06:25AM (#34955221)

What archive.ph does is not just caching, it is hosting.

Technically it is illegal. Do I use it? Yes.

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Re:Chrome DevTools, Scroll Into View gets around paywalls by mik1998 on Monday February 27, 2023 @08:18AM (#34956048)

How do you "cache" without "hosting"? What is the technical difference between those two acts?

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Re:Chrome DevTools, Scroll Into View gets around paywalls by navigate8310 on Monday February 27, 2023 @09:25AM (#34956731)

Caching is parroting what the original poster publishes. If the OP asks not to index, you cease indexing. However, if you are purposeful "hosting," you may not accept and continue hosting, knowing all the legal consequences that may follow.

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Re:Chrome DevTools, Scroll Into View gets around paywalls by mik1998 on Monday February 27, 2023 @09:33AM (#34956850)

Caching has nothing to do with indexing. If I set up an HTTP cache to serve cached websites on my network, it would be difficult for anyone to request to not cache the HTTP responses considering it is most likely they would not be aware of them at all. It is, however, exactly equivalent to what websites such as archive.ph are doing.

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Re:Chrome DevTools, Scroll Into View gets around paywalls by 7952 on Monday February 27, 2023 @06:00AM (#34955073)

Caching is a generic technology that can be used in lawful or unlawful ways.

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