Comment by fatbat 12 years ago via Google: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd... 17 comments fatbat Reply zodiakzz 12 years ago Gosh. Would it be illegal for HN to do this automatically? moroniclimited 12 years ago Just use https://paywallbypass.org/ which works like this: http://paywallbypass.org/?q=http://www.wsj.com/articles/goog... Springtime 12 years ago Unfortunately it doesn't bypass it here. The site routes the page through Google Translate but the article is still behind the paywall. TezzellEnt 12 years ago They seem to have blocked this option, as well as the Google link in the top level comment. rainboiboi 12 years ago Why not? It's a publicly available link. discordance 12 years ago That wouldn't hold. Links to copyrighted content (eg torrents) are often publicly available, and are not considered legal. 7 replies → jmtame 12 years ago I love that this link is here, IANAL, but I'm curious: would pasting this link here violate the CFAA or Web Entertainment Theft Bill since it's bypassing a paywall? Would it count as a misdemeanor in that case to actually follow the link? jzwinck 12 years ago The paywall allows users of Google to view the article. By clicking the link, you are using Google. It seems like everyone is in accord here.If the site wants to change their paywall to block Google users, they should go ahead and do that. nostalgiac 12 years ago Except then they would destroy their Google search rankings ;P Which is the exact reason you can access it through Google. adventured 12 years ago I'm pretty sure this wouldn't violate Tennessee's WETB.There's no subscription account involved and being shared, a requirement.
zodiakzz 12 years ago Gosh. Would it be illegal for HN to do this automatically? moroniclimited 12 years ago Just use https://paywallbypass.org/ which works like this: http://paywallbypass.org/?q=http://www.wsj.com/articles/goog... Springtime 12 years ago Unfortunately it doesn't bypass it here. The site routes the page through Google Translate but the article is still behind the paywall. TezzellEnt 12 years ago They seem to have blocked this option, as well as the Google link in the top level comment. rainboiboi 12 years ago Why not? It's a publicly available link. discordance 12 years ago That wouldn't hold. Links to copyrighted content (eg torrents) are often publicly available, and are not considered legal. 7 replies →
moroniclimited 12 years ago Just use https://paywallbypass.org/ which works like this: http://paywallbypass.org/?q=http://www.wsj.com/articles/goog... Springtime 12 years ago Unfortunately it doesn't bypass it here. The site routes the page through Google Translate but the article is still behind the paywall. TezzellEnt 12 years ago They seem to have blocked this option, as well as the Google link in the top level comment.
Springtime 12 years ago Unfortunately it doesn't bypass it here. The site routes the page through Google Translate but the article is still behind the paywall.
TezzellEnt 12 years ago They seem to have blocked this option, as well as the Google link in the top level comment.
rainboiboi 12 years ago Why not? It's a publicly available link. discordance 12 years ago That wouldn't hold. Links to copyrighted content (eg torrents) are often publicly available, and are not considered legal. 7 replies →
discordance 12 years ago That wouldn't hold. Links to copyrighted content (eg torrents) are often publicly available, and are not considered legal. 7 replies →
jmtame 12 years ago I love that this link is here, IANAL, but I'm curious: would pasting this link here violate the CFAA or Web Entertainment Theft Bill since it's bypassing a paywall? Would it count as a misdemeanor in that case to actually follow the link? jzwinck 12 years ago The paywall allows users of Google to view the article. By clicking the link, you are using Google. It seems like everyone is in accord here.If the site wants to change their paywall to block Google users, they should go ahead and do that. nostalgiac 12 years ago Except then they would destroy their Google search rankings ;P Which is the exact reason you can access it through Google. adventured 12 years ago I'm pretty sure this wouldn't violate Tennessee's WETB.There's no subscription account involved and being shared, a requirement.
jzwinck 12 years ago The paywall allows users of Google to view the article. By clicking the link, you are using Google. It seems like everyone is in accord here.If the site wants to change their paywall to block Google users, they should go ahead and do that. nostalgiac 12 years ago Except then they would destroy their Google search rankings ;P Which is the exact reason you can access it through Google.
nostalgiac 12 years ago Except then they would destroy their Google search rankings ;P Which is the exact reason you can access it through Google.
adventured 12 years ago I'm pretty sure this wouldn't violate Tennessee's WETB.There's no subscription account involved and being shared, a requirement.
Gosh. Would it be illegal for HN to do this automatically?
Just use https://paywallbypass.org/ which works like this: http://paywallbypass.org/?q=http://www.wsj.com/articles/goog...
Unfortunately it doesn't bypass it here. The site routes the page through Google Translate but the article is still behind the paywall.
They seem to have blocked this option, as well as the Google link in the top level comment.
Why not? It's a publicly available link.
That wouldn't hold. Links to copyrighted content (eg torrents) are often publicly available, and are not considered legal.
7 replies →
I love that this link is here, IANAL, but I'm curious: would pasting this link here violate the CFAA or Web Entertainment Theft Bill since it's bypassing a paywall? Would it count as a misdemeanor in that case to actually follow the link?
The paywall allows users of Google to view the article. By clicking the link, you are using Google. It seems like everyone is in accord here.
If the site wants to change their paywall to block Google users, they should go ahead and do that.
Except then they would destroy their Google search rankings ;P Which is the exact reason you can access it through Google.
I'm pretty sure this wouldn't violate Tennessee's WETB.
There's no subscription account involved and being shared, a requirement.