Is AI costing you
Why Control Web Scraping?
Web scraping is often used to extract data from websites automatically. While it can be beneficial (price comparison, research, sentiment analysis), uncontrolled scraping can cause problems:
Server overload – High-frequency scraping can slow or crash your site.
Data theft or copyright violations – Your content may be reused without permission.
Security risks – Bots can attempt to access sensitive areas or exploit forms.
Business concerns – Competitors can collect pricing, user data, or other proprietary info.
So controlling scraping protects your infrastructure, IP, and business interests.
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The Solution: Rebuild and Secure, Don’t Just Publish
Instead of leaving your old blog posts, book excerpts, or articles exposed to scraping bots or unauthorized replication:
Keep your original content intact
Preserve your URLs, SEO, and content authority. No lost rankings, no broken links.
Identify your high-value content
Pinpoint chapters, posts, or articles that drive traffic, engagement, or conversions.
Transform them into interactive, controlled experiences
Add visuals, summaries, embedded resources, or downloadable excerpts — all with access controls to limit scraping.
Build a secure, fast-loading hub
Hosted on a subdomain, your interactive pages delight readers and make automated copying far more difficult.
Why This Works for Writers & Creators
Protect your intellectual property – Paywalls, gated content, and limited downloads keep your words safe.
Boost engagement – Interactive summaries, quizzes, and resource downloads keep readers longer, sending strong SEO and engagement signals.
Repurpose smarter – One chapter or article can serve multiple reader intents: awareness, comparison, or action.
No risk to your SEO – Original pages remain live, maintaining authority while the new hub drives fresh engagement.
Future-proof your content – Build a scalable, adaptive hub that grows with your brand while keeping your IP secure.
The Legal Landscape: UK Government’s Stance on Web Scraping
The UK government is actively addressing the issue of web scraping and its implications on copyright:
Consultation on Copyright and AI: The UK government is considering reforms to copyright law to balance the interests of content creators and AI developers. This includes discussions on the legality of data scraping for AI training purposes
GOV.UK
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Support for Copyright Protection: In January 2025, the UK House of Lords passed legislative amendments requiring AI companies to observe UK copyright law, reveal their identities and purpose, and inform creators if their copyrighted works have been scraped
The Authors Guild
Industry Concerns:
The creative industries, valued at £125 billion, have expressed concerns that AI firms are “scraping the value” from their works without proper compensation
The Guardian
How You Can Protect your Content
I can provide a range of solutions and a Managed Service: We handle the full rebuild — from interactivity and design to SEO and access controls. I can create this bespoke – a new website model or provide a you with a specific solution, hosted and managed, taking approved steps to allow you both publishing exposure and protection from scraping – arrange a consultation to scope and define your requirements and timeline.
For examples on how this platform works take a look at the AVF Knowledge Hub – still early in it’s content development, it demonstrates the features and some (in this instance) fairly relaxed content protection. If you would like to implement a content update and serve static web pages as interactive and protected pages take a look at Answers-Hub.club
