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If anyone can cite specifics (what legislation or code section, where, and
when) I would appreciate being informed.  I would like to see how it was
done, as outlawing such software would seem to be akin to outlawing copying
machines.  Thanks.

Ken Umbach

At 10:58 AM 10/1/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Does anyone know if the reference to the outlawing of harvesting
>software mentioned below applies to Webwhacker?
>
>> But I forgot to mention that you should always get the approval of each sites
>> webmaster before you download that site.  You wouldn't want to infringe
on any
>> copyright laws.
>>
>> Also, I've since been told (thanks Bonnie) that such harvesting software has
>> been outlawed.  Pity that :-(
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