anti said:
Actually - not sure about this so don't take my word for it -
I believe that saving a website in order to view it in your own time (ie. for temporary purposes) would not be a breach of copyright, however the reproduction of said material would be. That would include emailing the page to a friend, though.
I've never used it myself but I hear Offline Explorer is one of the most popular?
The difference in terms is significant in this sense:
Ripping - is the reproduction bit for bit of the original
Viewing - is the accessing of published material
The key word here is access, for one is obviously accessible, whilst the other denotes some sort of copying.
Technically, the two would be very similar BUT for the point that access is directed via the owners' will and permissions. The links and content are constructed and delivered in a way which is to their liking. Whilst ripping negates this permission of property and thereby infringes on copyright. (which is free and automatic in australia).
Its the same with books, no one is going to deny you the right to read a book, whether you can remember it word for word is irrespective, whilst reading a book, it is assumed as being published etc. But copying a book word for word via reproduction leads to copyright issues, due to the potential of this to be distributed and sold without royalties or fees being given accordingly.
I think thats the case here.
