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"Web scraping is legal" seems to be an overbroad interpretation - the Ninth Circuit is merely reaffirming a preliminary injunction in light of a recent and sepa
by _eigenfoo 4y ago
"Web scraping is legal" seems to be an overbroad interpretation - the Ninth Circuit is merely reaffirming a preliminary injunction in light of a recent and separate ruling by the Supreme Court. The opinion [1] only weighs the merits hiQ's request for injunctive relief, and doesn't say anything about the meatier topic of web scraping legality.
I think the real action will be the ruling of the district court.
[1] https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/04/18/17-16783.pdf https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/04/18/1...
- kemitchell 4y agoFirst Thought: That headline seems wropng. People are probably gonna get burned just reading that. Second Thought: I should really read the opinion before I make any comments. Clicked through, skimmed around, looked for a link to the slip looking for the opinion link ... couldn't find it. Thank you, sir.
- _eigenfoo 4y agoUpon more digging [1], the district court trial is currently scheduled for Feb 27 2023. It'll take a while! [1] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.312704/gov.uscourts.cand.312704.236.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.31...