[jgalt212]

Yes, I agree. For static content pages, the content should largely render and its content should be largely digestible whether or not the client's javascript engine is running.

That being said, an easy defense against webscrapers and content re-purposers is to make sure the client is running javascript.

Of course, there are ways around this, but I liken it to this scenario: If there are two similar houses on a block and only one has an alarm system, the cat burgler will choose the one without the alarm.