Court Gives Google 21 Days to Amend Complaint Against SerpApi
TLDR
A court ruled against Google in its legal fight with SerpApi over scraping and gave Google 21 days to amend its complaint.
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SERoundtable reports that Google has lost another round in its scraping lawsuit against SerpApi, with the court giving Google 21 days to amend its complaint. The outlet notes the ruling is a significant win for SerpApi and suggests the case may be nearing its conclusion.
How we got here: earlier coverage
On July 22, a federal judge dismissed Google's DMCA anti-circumvention lawsuit against SerpApi, ruling that publicly accessible search results and snippets are not copyrighted works Google can legally protect. On August 12, Google filed an amended complaint against SerpApi that focused on anti-bot circumvention and unauthorized use of licensed content. Now, a court has ruled against Google again in the scraping dispute and given it 21 days to amend its complaint.
Summary of earlier coverage
- Aug 12Google Takes Another Legal Shot at SerpApi After Initial Lawsuit Dismissed
Google filed an amended complaint against SerpApi after its original lawsuit was dismissed, now focusing on anti-bot circumvention and unauthorized use of licensed content.
- Aug 12Google Revises SerpApi Lawsuit Over Licensed Content; AI Overviews Expand to Local Results
Google amended its SerpApi lawsuit to focus on licensed content protection while expanding AI Overviews to local results and rolling out several Merchant Center updates.
- Jul 22Google Loses Key DMCA Claims Against SerpApi in High-Profile Scraping Lawsuit
A court ruled against Google on key Digital Millennium Copyright Act claims in its lawsuit against SerpApi, the scraping tool.
- Jul 22Federal Judge Dismisses Google's DMCA Case Against SerpApi, Ruling Search Results Data Uncopyrighted
A federal judge dismissed Google's DMCA anti-circumvention lawsuit against SerpApi, ruling that publicly accessible search results and snippets are not copyrighted works Google can legally protect.