Would I get in trouble for making a website that cache's craigslist?
 

If I made a website that cache's craigslist so you can see deleted and flagged posts, do you guys think CL or the privacy act will come after me? I mean google and wayback cache's them, the only difference is i am dedicating a site to it. Original creators will have the option of removing the cache. Seemed kinda sketchy..

Why would that site be useful?


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Are you looking to do something like Bitches of Craigslist?

there is a group thats been doing it to myspace for years, i bet people will soon pay money to see how their wives profile looked when she was 19

Hmm something like that but for casual encounters as well.

That's a good bet.

So do you think CL will shit on me?

IDK, Craig might be into that though. Aways figured he must be a fag.. .

The GFY lawyers will tell you :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

There actually are some, like pornlaw. :)

Meh u guys know the law pretty good

Cl has it in their terms that you cannot spider their site.

However, almost all of the categories have rss feeds that you can pull in and do what you want to without breaking any rules.

httP://rantsandraves.us is one site I know of doing it with the Kansas City Rants and Raves section.

straight from their TOS... seems like they allow a fair bit as long as you have zero advertising on your site:

nope should be fine.

thanks yall

In that case, if any programmers can quote me for this please shoot me an email. I just need it to go to a category every minute or so lets say and copy the text into a mysql database and the pics into a folder on my sever. Let me know