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"Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win
2 months ago
- Google is using the DMCA to sue SerpApi for circumventing anti-scraping technology and selling scraped search results, despite search results not being copyrightable.
- Reddit filed a similar lawsuit against SerpApi and Perplexity, accusing them of scraping Reddit content from Google search results.
- Both companies are leveraging the DMCA as a tool to combat the rise of AI scraping, even though the law was not designed for this purpose.
- The lawsuits aim to block malicious scraping that disrupts rights holders' control over their content and undermines Google's ability to profit from search services.
Apple's Robo-Repo
2 months ago
- Lenders prefer lending to poor people due to the risk premium, making debt regressive.
- Financial innovation aims to reduce risk without reducing the premium, shifting value from customers to industry.
- Subprime mortgages exemplify this with teaser rates, balloon payments, securitization, and risk shifting.
- Contract lending exploits disfavored groups like Black homeowners, truckers, and subprime auto borrowers.
- Digital technology enables cheaper repossession through lo-jack, remote immobilization, and Tesla's auto-repo features.
- DMCA 1201 criminalizes bypassing digital locks, allowing manufacturers to enforce digital arm-breakers.
- Apple uses DMCA 1201 to block repair and app sideloading, now entering leasing with device-lock software.
- Apple's new iOS allows lenders to brick devices on missed payments, extending the subprime gadget model.
Google Lawsuit Against SerpApi over Scraping Search Results Has Been Dismissed
2 months ago
- Google sued SerpApi for scraping, but a court dismissed most claims under the DMCA.
- The judge ruled that plain search results (URLs, snippets, factual data) are not copyrighted works.
- Google cannot use copyright law to block scraping of uncopyrighted data like aggregated search results.
- For third-party content like knowledge panels, Google failed to show authorization from copyright holders.
- The court allowed Google 21 days to refile if it can prove copyright owner authorization.
- Circumvention techniques (spoofing, rotating IPs, CAPTCHAs) are illegal only if protecting copyrighted works with permission.
- The ruling is seen as a win for scrapers, though not monetarily material for Google.
Google vs. SerpApi: The Court Granted Our Motion to Dismiss
2 months ago
- The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted SerpApi's motion to dismiss Google's lawsuit.
- The court rejected Google's attempts to expand the DMCA to control access to public web pages.
- The ruling is a win for open internet principles and access to usable information.
- SerpApi will continue supporting developers, AI companies, researchers, and businesses relying on public search information.

"Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win

Apple's Robo-Repo

Google Lawsuit Against SerpApi over Scraping Search Results Has Been Dismissed

Google vs. SerpApi: The Court Granted Our Motion to Dismiss