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Legal Versus Ethical: Web Scraping Edition

Webbiquity

However, the legality and ethics of using these tools for data collection are often overlooked. Not paying attention to these aspects of web scraping could lead to serious ethical controversies and lawsuits. Copyrighted material. Ethics of web scraping. Web scraping: An overview. Illegal access and use of data.

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AI ethics: How marketers should embrace innovation responsibly

Sprout Social

Although it has sparked excitement and enthusiasm, there are concerns surrounding the ethics of AI. And with works like Parable of the Sower, the Machine and I, Robot within the cultural zeitgeist, it’s understandable why sci-fi fans, researchers and technologists alike warn of the dangers of ignoring AI ethics. What are AI ethics?

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Is It Plagiarism or Jumping on a Trend? The Ethics of Social Media Content

Contently

The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike. For instance, one daytime talk show in Texas reached more than 58 million users when they asked their social followers to name the one food they would never, ever eat.

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Stolen Thought Leadership / The Ethics of Aggregating Content (alt title: Stolen Goods: The Dangers of Plagiarized Content)

Contently

In 1709 the British parliament ratified the Statute of Anne, the world’s first copyright act that granted book publishers exclusive rights to their content for an initial 14 years. But social media platforms have overtaken them as Internet users’ go-tos for new information. RSS feeds are still popular today.

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What Does AI Transparency Look Like? It Depends on Your Industry

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

This lack of transparency threatens privacy and security, and fosters uncompensated use of copyrighted content, according to Senate testimony by Ramayya Krishnan, dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. For starters, don’t assume that users understand the information you’re providing.

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ChatGPT Traffic and Usage Is Down. Why The Hype Has Started To Fade

Marketing Insider Group

AI generated content and chatbots have taken the world by storm this year. Quick Takeaways: AI-generated content has limitations such as misinformation, lack of creativity, and biased information. Quick Takeaways: AI-generated content has limitations such as misinformation, lack of creativity, and biased information.

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How to Legally and Ethically Curate Content

Scoop.it

But as with most content marketing strategies, there’s a fine line between what’s legal/ethical and what’s not. The sheer volume of content that’s being created and published online is enough to overwhelm the billions of users who access the internet on a regular basis. What is Content Curation? What Content Curation is Not.