@article{ART003383191},
author={Ui-Jin Jang and Jieun Lee and 임형민},
title={Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites},
journal={ Journal of Software Forensics},
issn={3092-541X},
year={2026},
volume={22},
number={3},
pages={43-59}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ui-Jin Jang
AU - Jieun Lee
AU - 임형민
TI - Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites
JO - Journal of Software Forensics
PY - 2026
VL - 22
IS - 3
PB - Korea Software Assessment and Valuation Society
SP - 43
EP - 59
SN - 3092-541X
AB - Illegal streaming sites repeatedly change their domains and markup structure to evade blocking, invalidating the XPath and CSS selectors used to collect infringement evidence. A prior study restored ground-truth locators from a mutation log, which is unavailable when tracking real sites. We extend the prior mutation rules with node deletion and text transformation, introduce three relative stress levels, reorganize the operators into five areas, and evaluate six element location strategies on 63 targets from 21 pages of 13 site brands in public web archives. Absolute XPath applies to all targets, yet its survival rate drops to 20.3% even under the weakest level, whereas ID selectors are robust but can be generated for only 22.2% of targets, revealing a trade-off between robustness and applicability. Since different transformation areas invalidate different strategies, combining multiple strategies may be effective. These findings can inform locator design in infringement-monitoring collection systems.
KW - illegal streaming site;DOM transformation;element locator;robustness measurement;copyright infringement response
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Ui-Jin Jang, Jieun Lee and 임형민. (2026). Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites. Journal of Software Forensics, 22(3), 43-59.
Ui-Jin Jang, Jieun Lee and 임형민. 2026, "Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites", Journal of Software Forensics, vol.22, no.3 pp.43-59.
Ui-Jin Jang, Jieun Lee, 임형민 "Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites" Journal of Software Forensics 22.3 pp.43-59 (2026) : 43.
Ui-Jin Jang, Jieun Lee, 임형민. Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites. 2026; 22(3), 43-59.
Ui-Jin Jang, Jieun Lee and 임형민. "Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites" Journal of Software Forensics 22, no.3 (2026) : 43-59.
Ui-Jin Jang; Jieun Lee; 임형민. Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites. Journal of Software Forensics, 22(3), 43-59.
Ui-Jin Jang; Jieun Lee; 임형민. Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites. Journal of Software Forensics. 2026; 22(3) 43-59.
Ui-Jin Jang, Jieun Lee, 임형민. Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites. 2026; 22(3), 43-59.
Ui-Jin Jang, Jieun Lee and 임형민. "Comparative Robustness of Element Locator Types under DOM Transformations in Illegal Streaming Sites" Journal of Software Forensics 22, no.3 (2026) : 43-59.
