Comment by heavyset_go 4 days ago
There's an angle where criminal intent doesn't matter when it comes to negligence and damages. They have to had known that their scrapers would cause denial of service, unauthorized access, increased costs for operators, etc.
> criminal intent doesn't matter when it comes to negligence and damages
Are you a criminal defense attorney or prosecutor?
> They have to had known
IMO good luck convincing a judge of that... especially "beyond a reasonable doubt" as would be required for criminal negligence. They could argue lots of other scrapers operate just fine without causing problems, and that they tested theirs on other sites without issue.
That's not a certain outcome. If you're willing to do this case, I can provide access logs and any evidence you want. You can keep any money you win plus I'll pay a bonus on top! Wanna do it?
Keep in mind I'm in Germany, the server is in another EU country, and the worst scrapers overseas (in China, USA, and Singapore). Thanks to these LLMs there is no barrier to have the relevant laws be translated in all directions I trust that won't be a problem! :P