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Data Scraping
158 published works
AI Law and Policy
Lawsuits Against Web Scraping to Train AI
By James Gatto
Plaintiff’s attorneys have filed a wave of lawsuits against various AI tools under a variety of legal theories. Most have had no success so far. Many of the asserted claims…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses Court’s Broad View of Copyright Preemption in Data Scraping Case
By Stuart D. Levi, M. Oren Epstein and Jordan Feirman
The recent California district court decision dismissing the complaint in X Corp. v. Bright Data Ltd. could have significant implications for companies that rely on their terms of use to prohibit unauthorized…
Data Privacy Dish
David Zetoony and Liz Harding Quoted in Legaltech News Article, ‘The Debate on Data Scraping Was Almost Over—Until Generative AI Rekindled It’
Greenberg Traurig Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Shareholders David Zetoony and Liz Harding are quoted in a Legaltech News article titled "The Debate on Data Scraping Was Almost Over—Until Generative AI…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
X Corp Loses Battle Over Public Data Access
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team
In a significant setback for Elon Musk's X Corp (formerly Twitter), a U.S. District Judge has dismissed the company's lawsuit against an Israeli data-scraping firm, Bright Data Ltd. We previously…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
California Court Issues Another Noteworthy Decision Dismissing Breach of Contract and Tort Claims in Web Scraping Dispute
On May 9, 2024, a California district court dismissed, with leave to amend, the complaint brought by social media platform X Corp. (formerly Twitter) against data provider Bright Data Ltd.…
AI Law and Policy
Court to Decide Whether AI-scraped Job Database Is Subject to Copyright Protection and Is Infringed?
By James Gatto
A pending lawsuit raises an interesting copyright infringement question - does scraping an AI-generated database of job listings constitute copyright infringement? In Jobiak v. Botmakers, Jobiak is an AI-based recruitment…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Web Publisher Seeks Injunctive Relief to Address Web Scraper’s Domain Name Maneuvers Intended to Avoid Court Order
Late last year, Chegg Inc. (“Chegg”), an online learning platform, obtained a preliminary injunction based on allegations that the various operators of the Homeworkify website (“Defendants”) – which allows users…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
California Court Issues Noteworthy Decision on Breach of Contract Claims in Web Scraping Dispute
On January 23, 2024, a California district court released its opinion in a closely-watched scraping dispute between the social media platform Meta and data provider Bright Data Ltd. (“Bright Data”)…
Inside Global Tech
ICO Launches Consultation Series on Generative AI
By Marianna Drake, Will Capstick, Marty Hansen, Lisa Peets, Mark Young
On 15 January 2024, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") announced the launch of a consultation series ("Consultation") on how elements of data protection law apply to the development and…
Cleary IP and Technology Insights
The UK ICO launches consultation series on GenAI
By Gareth Kristensen, Hakki Can Yildiz, Nadia Romano
On 15 January 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)[1] launched a series of public consultations on the applicability of data protection laws to the development and use of generative…