Ah so that lends credence to my rationale for scraping websites. Until I actually look at the scraped data no scraping has taken place so no terms of use have been violated. When I look at the scraped data the terms of use come into effect but now I'm personally present so no robotic scraping has taken place.
That's what I do! I just download and store (but not collect!!) all those stupid Marvel comic films, just to piss off the MPAA (and for security purposes / the children). And this is fine because I don't actually watch them. Or can stand them. It's the rules, and I don't wanna break them!
Well, scraping has taken place, so you've violated a eula and potentially committed theft. But you haven't violated copyright, as long as you do not distribute the data either, (through any means) pretty sure that's fair "use."
Ymmv, not a lawyer and this is internet bullshitting, not legal advice.
The government can exempt themselves from IP laws. For example, the government has exempted itself and defence contractors for violating patents (to build top secret devices) in the past.
...yes? Couldn't there be valid causes of action for government acts? Are we simply assuming bad faith on the part of the government for any possible scenarios?
