[squid-users] Content injection

[Amos Jeffries]

On 01/10/17 21:42, Antony Stone wrote:
> On Sunday 01 October 2017 at 06:26:01, Jeffrey Merkey wrote:
> 
>> On 9/30/17, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>>>
>>> For the record:
>>>
>>> Please be aware that HTTP documents are protected by international
>>> copyright laws. Altering other peoples content is illegal in all
>>> countries signatory to the Berne Convention and many other countries
>>> individual copyright laws as well.
> 
>> Amos,
>>
>> Does this apply to folks who are providing a translation service via
>> eCap or C-ICAP?  Google provides web page translation so how does this
>> affect folks who are using squid and C-ICAP for translating content
>> between different languages?
>>
>> Jeff

Those ones are treading a fine legal line AIUI. Note that using Googles' 
translation service TOC forbids use by software other than en-users 
browsers.


> 
> Also, how do ad-blockers, greasemonkey and similar client-side content
> manipulation systems get away with their actions, then?
> 

The client applications you mention are not publishing the content for 
other clients to view. Whereas middleware is publishing the content 
online for multiple clients to view.



> I doubt there's any legal difference whether the alteration of copyright work
> is done by some middleman, or by software running on the recipient's computer,
> so why are these things acceptable to the copyright owners?
> 

I don't think I've ever said anything was acceptible or otherwise to 
publishers. Just that the proxy middle ware modifying content is a legal 
issue.

NP: If you want to know the specifics of how the laws apply to these 
use-cases please consult a lawyer. I'm only familiar with this one case 
of injecting advertising into others HTML Pages that keeps coming up 
over, and over again.

Amos