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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by skeezyboy on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @05:57AM (#44796159)
Netflix CAN "stop you from pointing a camera at your TV and distributing it" because of copyright law.
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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by account42 on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @09:25AM (#44797677)
Which is also how AI scrapers should be solved. Papering over the issue with technological "solutions" only hurts real users.
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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by skeezyboy on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @11:59AM (#44799751)
in the UK at least, that has been recognized as fair use.
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