inari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequenceblog.curiousquail.comexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up11.18K
arrow-up11.18Kexternal-linkAaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequenceblog.curiousquail.cominari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squareTim_Bisley@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months 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.