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Data Scraping
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Privacy World
Privacy World Week in Review
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you…
Privacy World
SPB’s Kyle Dull and Julia Jacobson to Host Webinar on Challenges Surrounding Website Data Scraping
Join Julia Jacobson and Kyle Dull as they discuss pivotal legal hurdles that businesses face in the complex area of website data scraping, enforcing website terms, and how to stay…
Regulatory Oversight
South Carolina Judge Rules NAACP Public Records Scraping Case May Proceed
By David N. Anthony, Stephen C. Piepgrass, Michael Yaghi, Noland Butler, Whitney Shephard
In a January 10 ruling, U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis sided with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), finding that they may continue in their…
Russell Law Blog
Fighting Back Against Data Scrapers
During these joyous holiday times, thoughts turn to peace on Earth, goodwill toward all and, of course, data scraping. The United States Supreme Court is presently deciding whether to…
Privacy World
LinkedIn’s Data Scraping Battle with hiQ Labs Ends with Proposed Judgment
LinkedIn and hiQ Labs agreed to a consent judgment and permanent injunction to resolve all data scraping related claims after six years of litigation. This news follows last month's summary…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
hiQ and LinkedIn Reach Settlement in Landmark Scraping Case
UPDATE: On December 8, 2022, the court issued an order granting the Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction. On December 6, 2022, the parties in the long-running litigation between now-defunct data…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Data Scraper’s Declaratory Action Seeking Green Light to Scrape LinkedIn Survives Motion to Dismiss
On November 15, 2022, a California district court declined to dismiss a declaratory judgment action brought by a data scraper, 3taps, Inc. (“3taps”), against LinkedIn Corp. (“LinkedIn”). (3taps, Inc. v.…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
The LinkedIn-HiQ Labs Case and Data Scraping in the US: Some Takeaways
By Odia Kagan
What does the summary judgment granted to Linkedin in the famous Linkedin-HiQ Labs case teach us about data scraping in the US? Here are some of my thoughts on what…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Court Finds hiQ Breached LinkedIn’s Terms Prohibiting Scraping, but in Mixed Ruling, Declines to Grant Summary Judgment to Either Party as to Certain Key Issues
On November 4, 2022, a California district court took up the parties cross-motions for summary judgment in the long-running scraping litigation involving social media site LinkedIn Corp.’s (“LinkedIn”) challenge to…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
District Court Decision Brings New Life to CFAA to Combat Unwanted Scraping
On October 24, 2022, a Delaware district court held that certain claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) relating to the controversial practice of web scraping were sufficient…