Google has confirmed it will continue its legal battle against web scraper SerpApi despite a recent court loss, citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to block AI bots from scraping search results. The case highlights an unusual application of copyright law to search data and involves Reddit as a co-plaintiff in related litigation over content scraping.
Background
The lawsuit centers on whether search engine results pages can be protected under copyright law when scraped by third-party services for AI training or commercial use. This case sets a potential precedent for how tech companies regulate automated access to publicly available web content.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Jul 28, 2026 at 04:12 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10