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Comment by GauntletWizard

4 years ago

It's probably worth noting the ongoing LinkedIn vs HiQ case [1], where at least initially the legality of web scraping, and generation of databases via that scraping, was upheld.

[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiQ_Labs_v._LinkedIn

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altdataseller  4 years ago

There’s subtle differences. In HIQ case, they are scraping user generated content. In OpenBB case, it’s pricing data owned by a particular firm.

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