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I Am Not a Lawyer

Any comment on legality of "getting inspired" and/or "borrowing" and/or "downloading" is completely non-qualified and you should do your own research and contact people who know such things, i.e copyright attorneys. Do also remember that many countries have different legislation, interpretation and precedence of fair use and copyrights.

Even though I purely a layman when it comes to law, I have pondered about legalities and ethics when it comes to downloading websites. If you are asking yourself if to copy a website is okay or not, you may benefit from the comments in this article.


Downloading a Website You Do Own

If you own the website you wish to copy, e.g. as backup or to show clients, you can do as you wish since that to the degree you own it, you also have the copyright.


Downloading a Website You Do Not Own

Things you should never do unless you have been given permission:

• Upload a copied website to the net.
• Share a downloaded website copy with other people.

   
You can usually copy websites for your own fair use in cases like:

• Read and browse websites offline when you are disconnected from the internet.

More Thoughts and Ethical Guidelines

• Remember that all major browsers can save complete single pages. Ideal for learning how something is done in a website.
• Never overload any website/webserver you wish to download content from. Be gentle if you want to copy a website for later offline browsing. Consider asking for permission even if your usage will be within fair use.