Given that you link to the source article, and the material is posted on a public forum and used primarily as a reference, it's likely that your use would be considered fair use, but it's a tricky area of law, so it's hard to tell for certain. That said, It's also a very interesting use of Craigslist, and a pretty good scraper. Perhaps you'd be willing to show the community how you accomplished it? Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: >> In which case I would suggest you take it down immediately: >> >> "The Service is protected to the maximum extent permitted by copyright laws >> and international treaties. Content displayed on or through the Service is >> protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to >> copyrights laws, and international conventions. Any reproduction, >> modification, creation of derivative works from or redistribution of the >> site or the collective work, and/or copying or reproducing the sites >> or any portion thereof to any other server or location for further >> reproduction or redistribution is prohibited without the express >> written consent of craigslist." >> >> http://www.craigslist.org/about/terms.of.use.html >> >> - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ > > Doh! Is it really protected like this!??! I guess now I am wondering > if Craigslist offers an API. I will need to password-protect the site > when I get the chance ASAP, and only use it for "personal use"... --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss