inari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoAaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequenceblog.curiousquail.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down18 cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nethackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up11.21Karrow-down1external-linkAaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequenceblog.curiousquail.cominari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square62fedilink cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nethackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareTim_Bisley@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 days agoIf an AI company ignores robot.txt exclusions and scrapes a site, then turns around and sells that content as a service, is that unauthorized access?
If an AI company ignores robot.txt exclusions and scrapes a site, then turns around and sells that content as a service, is that unauthorized access?
Yes.