Scrapping over data: Are the data scrapers' days numbered?

Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-129

  Jennings, Frank ^a   Yates, John ^a  

^a DMH Stallard LLP   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 83755198420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17471540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jiplp/jpn232     Document Type: Review

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