• OrganicMustard@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    It is very different legally if you are getting economic benefits from scrapping. If it was done by data brokers to sell the images or an AI company to train a model then you can definitely sue them.

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      Whether the scraper seeks profit or not doesnt change the technical issue.

      …And if the for-profit scrapers were scared of legal trouble, they wouldnt be doing it.