Sites blocking copying of text
It seems to be a trend - websites that prevent copying of their text. cNet.com is one. Is there a way to overcome this apart from creating an image of the wanted text.
I need to quote short selections in my forum discussions and it is only "fair use" not plagiarism or copyright infringement.
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asked Jun 5 '17 at 7:48
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It seems to be a trend - websites that prevent copying of their text. cNet.com is one. Is there a way to overcome this apart from creating an image of the wanted text.
I need to quote short selections in my forum discussions and it is only "fair use" not plagiarism or copyright infringement.
web
asked Jun 5 '17 at 7:48
Brian
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Disable JavaScript and copy the text. Then enable it as some webpage need it to show contents properly.
– Biswapriyo
Jun 5 '17 at 7:53
In certain browsers e.g. Chrome, you can disable JS support for certain sites with exception list and enables content copying from it.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
Jun 5 '17 at 8:22
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It seems to be a trend - websites that prevent copying of their text. cNet.com is one. Is there a way to overcome this apart from creating an image of the wanted text.
I need to quote short selections in my forum discussions and it is only "fair use" not plagiarism or copyright infringement.
web
asked Jun 5 '17 at 7:48
Brian
144
It seems to be a trend - websites that prevent copying of their text. cNet.com is one. Is there a way to overcome this apart from creating an image of the wanted text.
I need to quote short selections in my forum discussions and it is only "fair use" not plagiarism or copyright infringement.
web
web
asked Jun 5 '17 at 7:48
Brian
144
asked Jun 5 '17 at 7:48
Brian
144
asked Jun 5 '17 at 7:48
Brian
144
asked Jun 5 '17 at 7:48
Brian
144
asked Jun 5 '17 at 7:48
Brian
144
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Disable JavaScript and copy the text. Then enable it as some webpage need it to show contents properly.
– Biswapriyo
Jun 5 '17 at 7:53
In certain browsers e.g. Chrome, you can disable JS support for certain sites with exception list and enables content copying from it.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
Jun 5 '17 at 8:22
add a comment |
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Disable JavaScript and copy the text. Then enable it as some webpage need it to show contents properly.
– Biswapriyo
Jun 5 '17 at 7:53
In certain browsers e.g. Chrome, you can disable JS support for certain sites with exception list and enables content copying from it.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
Jun 5 '17 at 8:22
1
1
Disable JavaScript and copy the text. Then enable it as some webpage need it to show contents properly.
– Biswapriyo
Jun 5 '17 at 7:53
Disable JavaScript and copy the text. Then enable it as some webpage need it to show contents properly.
– Biswapriyo
Jun 5 '17 at 7:53
In certain browsers e.g. Chrome, you can disable JS support for certain sites with exception list and enables content copying from it.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
Jun 5 '17 at 8:22
In certain browsers e.g. Chrome, you can disable JS support for certain sites with exception list and enables content copying from it.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
Jun 5 '17 at 8:22
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These sites use JavaScript to disable the copying of text, as well as other features such as right-clicking. Chrome has several addons that can toggle JavaScript on and off. Firefox does as well.
The first thing to try is viewing the page source, i.e. the code that makes the site. This may or may not show you the text you want to copy, due to how JavaScript works. Different browsers use different methods to view the page source, but that is easy to google an answer for.
Disabling JavaScript may or may not work for you though. Disabling JavaScript will require reloading the page. This may result in the page not functioning properly and not displaying the text you want to copy.
A text based browser like Links, or Brow.Sh may also work, as they support JavaScript. So you may be able to capture the text output with a redirection.
answered Dec 15 '18 at 7:43
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These sites use JavaScript to disable the copying of text, as well as other features such as right-clicking. Chrome has several addons that can toggle JavaScript on and off. Firefox does as well.
The first thing to try is viewing the page source, i.e. the code that makes the site. This may or may not show you the text you want to copy, due to how JavaScript works. Different browsers use different methods to view the page source, but that is easy to google an answer for.
Disabling JavaScript may or may not work for you though. Disabling JavaScript will require reloading the page. This may result in the page not functioning properly and not displaying the text you want to copy.
A text based browser like Links, or Brow.Sh may also work, as they support JavaScript. So you may be able to capture the text output with a redirection.
answered Dec 15 '18 at 7:43
Keltari
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These sites use JavaScript to disable the copying of text, as well as other features such as right-clicking. Chrome has several addons that can toggle JavaScript on and off. Firefox does as well.
The first thing to try is viewing the page source, i.e. the code that makes the site. This may or may not show you the text you want to copy, due to how JavaScript works. Different browsers use different methods to view the page source, but that is easy to google an answer for.
Disabling JavaScript may or may not work for you though. Disabling JavaScript will require reloading the page. This may result in the page not functioning properly and not displaying the text you want to copy.
A text based browser like Links, or Brow.Sh may also work, as they support JavaScript. So you may be able to capture the text output with a redirection.
answered Dec 15 '18 at 7:43
Keltari
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These sites use JavaScript to disable the copying of text, as well as other features such as right-clicking. Chrome has several addons that can toggle JavaScript on and off. Firefox does as well.
The first thing to try is viewing the page source, i.e. the code that makes the site. This may or may not show you the text you want to copy, due to how JavaScript works. Different browsers use different methods to view the page source, but that is easy to google an answer for.
Disabling JavaScript may or may not work for you though. Disabling JavaScript will require reloading the page. This may result in the page not functioning properly and not displaying the text you want to copy.
A text based browser like Links, or Brow.Sh may also work, as they support JavaScript. So you may be able to capture the text output with a redirection.
answered Dec 15 '18 at 7:43
Keltari
50.8k18118170
These sites use JavaScript to disable the copying of text, as well as other features such as right-clicking. Chrome has several addons that can toggle JavaScript on and off. Firefox does as well.
The first thing to try is viewing the page source, i.e. the code that makes the site. This may or may not show you the text you want to copy, due to how JavaScript works. Different browsers use different methods to view the page source, but that is easy to google an answer for.
Disabling JavaScript may or may not work for you though. Disabling JavaScript will require reloading the page. This may result in the page not functioning properly and not displaying the text you want to copy.
A text based browser like Links, or Brow.Sh may also work, as they support JavaScript. So you may be able to capture the text output with a redirection.
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Disable JavaScript and copy the text. Then enable it as some webpage need it to show contents properly.
– Biswapriyo
Jun 5 '17 at 7:53
In certain browsers e.g. Chrome, you can disable JS support for certain sites with exception list and enables content copying from it.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
Jun 5 '17 at 8:22