What are potential legal implications of scraping data from external websites for personal use in PHP?

Scraping data from external websites for personal use without permission may violate the website's terms of service or copyright laws. To avoid legal implications, it is important to first obtain permission from the website owner before scraping their data. 

// Example code to demonstrate obtaining permission before scraping data in PHP
// Make sure to replace 'https://www.example.com' with the actual website URL

$website_url = 'https://www.example.com';
$permission = check_permission($website_url);

if($permission) {
    // Proceed with scraping data
    $data = file_get_contents($website_url);
    // Process the scraped data
} else {
    echo "Permission denied to scrape data from this website.";
}

function check_permission($url) {
    // Check if the website owner has granted permission for scraping
    // This can be done by contacting the website owner or checking their terms of service
    // Return true if permission is granted, false otherwise
    return true;
}

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