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Can someone explain to me why my question is off-topic?

There are two big problems.

  1. We are not lawyers. That means we can't provide anything that even smells like legal advice without getting into legal trouble ourselves. Framing it as ethics doesn't help, since at it's core you're asking about the legal aspects.
  2. What you should do depends on you, your client, your jurisdiction, etc. Those sorts of questions are not great since they are not very helpful to future users.

Is there a chance to edit it so it could be reopened? If yes, in what way should I change the question?

I certainly think so. I'm not sure how though, there's a few different options that are fairly borderline. Focusing on how to deal with the problem from the perspective of a consultant/contractor might work, but it might not be what you want. We can't help you choose, but we can certainly help you fulfill your decision once you make it (how to tell client that you can't do something you think is legally questionablyquestionable, how to get google results without violating TOS).

Can someone explain to me why my question is off-topic?

There are two big problems.

  1. We are not lawyers. That means we can't provide anything that even smells like legal advice without getting into legal trouble ourselves. Framing it as ethics doesn't help, since at it's core you're asking about the legal aspects.
  2. What you should do depends on you, your client, your jurisdiction, etc. Those sorts of questions are not great since they are not very helpful to future users.

Is there a chance to edit it so it could be reopened? If yes, in what way should I change the question?

I certainly think so. I'm not sure how though, there's a few different options that are fairly borderline. Focusing on how to deal with the problem from the perspective of a consultant/contractor might work, but it might not be what you want. We can't help you choose, but we can certainly help you fulfill your decision once you make it (how to tell client that you can't do something you think is legally questionably, how to get google results without violating TOS).

Can someone explain to me why my question is off-topic?

There are two big problems.

  1. We are not lawyers. That means we can't provide anything that even smells like legal advice without getting into legal trouble ourselves. Framing it as ethics doesn't help, since at it's core you're asking about the legal aspects.
  2. What you should do depends on you, your client, your jurisdiction, etc. Those sorts of questions are not great since they are not very helpful to future users.

Is there a chance to edit it so it could be reopened? If yes, in what way should I change the question?

I certainly think so. I'm not sure how though, there's a few different options that are fairly borderline. Focusing on how to deal with the problem from the perspective of a consultant/contractor might work, but it might not be what you want. We can't help you choose, but we can certainly help you fulfill your decision once you make it (how to tell client that you can't do something you think is legally questionable, how to get google results without violating TOS).

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Telastyn
Telastyn
  • 110.3k
  • 14
  • 10

Can someone explain to me why my question is off-topic?

There are two big problems.

  1. We are not lawyers. That means we can't provide anything that even smells like legal advice without getting into legal trouble ourselves. Framing it as ethics doesn't help, since at it's core you're asking about the legal aspects.
  2. What you should do depends on you, your client, your jurisdiction, etc. Those sorts of questions are not great since they are not very helpful to future users.

Is there a chance to edit it so it could be reopened? If yes, in what way should I change the question?

I certainly think so. I'm not sure how though, there's a few different options that are fairly borderline. Focusing on how to deal with the problem from the perspective of a consultant/contractor might work, but it might not be what you want. We can't help you choose, but we can certainly help you fulfill your decision once you make it (how to tell client that you can't do something you think is legally questionably, how to get google results without violating TOS).