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Title: Can I republish the content extracted via web crawling?
Post by: Shreecaterers on March 22, 2021, 11:03:56 AM
Hi Friends

Can I republish the content extracted via web crawling?
Title: Re: Can I republish the content extracted via web crawling?
Post by: Johnmagic on February 16, 2022, 05:35:01 AM
Republishing content needs to have consent from the owner. Though you can scrape text content from websites that allow bots, you still need to use this data in a way that does not infringe the copyrights of the publisher.
Title: Re: Can I republish the content extracted via web crawling?
Post by: Electrum IT Solutions on June 17, 2022, 07:25:35 AM
Web scraping and crawling aren't illegal by themselves. After all, you could scrape or crawl your own website, without a hitch.

The problem arises when you scrape or crawl the website of somebody else, without obtaining their prior written permission, or in disregard of their Terms of Service (ToS). You're essentially putting yourself in a vulnerable position.