UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Abstract
Mr. Kramer and Mr. Monahan discuss the issues raised by the use of bots on the Internet and the implication of such use in litigation. Bots, or spidering programs, are software devices used to access specific information contained on web sites. Bots are commonly used when search engines comb the web to generate responses to queries. However, other less than noble uses, including the gathering of e-mail addresses for "spamming" and the taking of a site's content and reposting it elsewhere, raise complex legal issues and have generated considerable litigation.
Recommended Citation
David Kramer and Jay Monahan,
Panel Discussion - To Bot Or Not to Bot: The Implications of Spidering,
22 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 241
(1999).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol22/iss2/6
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