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I can scrape linkedin with a python script. That doesn't mean linkedin can shut down python. I would think removing all the references to their company in particular would be enough for them to call off the dogs. For clarity, I am not a lawyer and I have thrown away every cease and desist I have ever received with no repercussions at all. You may not be so lucky and should probably talk to a lawyer.


>I can scrape linkedin with a python script. That doesn't mean linkedin can shut down python.

Well said!

Also, what about copy-and-paste? The last time I checked, data could be highlighted in the browser, copied, and pasted to another application...

Does that mean that LinkedIn can shut down the copy-and-paste capability of someone's browser and/or operating system?

What about the "Save Page As..." functionality (the ability of a browser to save a page offline?)

Can LinkedIn shut down "Save Page As..." ?

Also, what about the Print Screen (take a screen snapshot) capabilities of someone's operating system?

Can LinkedIn shut down that?

Finally, there's literally oodles of software that can be used for web scraping; what follows below is just one non-canonical list:

https://github.com/lorien/awesome-web-scraping

Is LinkedIn going to shut down all of that software, all at the same time?

LinkedIn is apparently trying to use Law -- to try to solve what is, in essence, a technological problem!

Anyway, an excellent point using Python!




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