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 <jjzeidner@gmail.com> 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"...
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