Policy · 2h ago
Judge Rejects Google's DMCA Defense Against Web Scraping
A federal judge ruled that Google cannot use the DMCA to block web scraping of publicly available data. The decision clarifies that copyright law does not shield companies from having their public-facing content collected by automated tools. This sets a precedent for how tech giants can protect their data from competitors and researchers.
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The ruling limits Google's ability to weaponize copyright law against scraping, but leaves open questions about how far companies can go in restricting access to public data.
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