[oasisbob]

> Data can't be "stolen", only copied

Though, scrapers can certainly steal capacity through conversion for their own use. When they do so, they permanently deprive the site owner and other users the beneficial use of that capacity at that time.

I'm speaking morally, not legally. Though, in the US at least, there are parallels with free newspapers. You're allowed to take one for free. It's not legal to clear the whole rack.

[matheusmoreira]

That's a much better argument, and one I agree with. Scrapers should be polite and consume the least amount of resources possible, ideally less than what a person would consume by browsing the website normally.