WebSQL is a SQL-like (1) language for extracting information from the web. Its capabilities for performing navigation of web (2) make it a useful tool for automating several web-related tasks that require the systematic processing of either all the links in a (3), all the pages that can be reached from a given URL through (4) that match a pattern, or a combination of both. WebSQL also provides transparent access to index servers that can be queried via the Common (5) Interface.
With “another Napster-like standoff over piracy and music rights”, the author is using a metaphorical device that can be termed in any of the following EXCEPT.
皮革样化(parchment-like transformation/local desiccation)