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Re:She Gave a Hotel a Mediocre Review. Then Came the Badgering by shiroiuma on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:14AM (#38706754)
If it's done as a browser extension, the way Keepa is (it's used to monitor price history on amazon.com), there's absolutely nothing the companies can do about it.
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Re:She Gave a Hotel a Mediocre Review. Then Came the Badgering by joshspankit on Sunday December 24, 2023 @10:30AM (#38754094)
Tactics that have been used against similar tools:

- Changing the generated HTML so that the extensions selectors no longer grab the right data (this becomes a cat and mouse game and there’s a non-zero chance that the extension authors tap out, especially if there’s not enough money to sustain the workload)

- Filing nuisance complaints (DMCA is a standard one here, but there are lots of others)

- Filing a copyright lawsuit in court

- Filing other court lawsuits (lost income, slander, etc)

In many cases the business knows they are fighting a losing battle but all they need is more resources, more time, or more patience.

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