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Recent Blog Posts and Writing Featured on Other Sites

March 6, 2023 by McCarthyLG

Time to catch up on cross referencing some of my more recent writing and blog posts on other sites. Last fall, I wrote two big pieces on Eric Goldman’s Law and Technology Blog. The first breaks down the key summary judgment ruling in the hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp. case. The second breaks down … Read More

Categories Cease & Desist Letters, CFAA

Legal Rules vs. Legal Norms for Web Scraping

January 31, 2025October 17, 2022 by McCarthyLG

Every time I drive my car, I follow the same algorithm for how fast I drive. If I’m driving on a highway or an open road, I drive between 6 and 9 miles over the speed limit. If I’m driving in a neighborhood or near a school, I drive 3 to 4 miles over the … Read More

Categories Cease & Desist Letters, CFAA, Law and Technology Tags Web Scraping

hiQ Labs II: Second Verse, Same as the First

October 17, 2022April 19, 2022 by McCarthy Law Group

On April 18th, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn. Corp. on remand from the Supreme Court. My quick take: This is perhaps the most important case in the history of web-scraping litigation. It is about limiting the scope of a federal criminal statute with civil applications in a civil … Read More

Categories Cease & Desist Letters, CFAA, Litigation Tags Web Scraping

Web Scraping and Antitrust Law

July 13, 2022December 6, 2021 by McCarthy Law Group

Web Scraping and Antitrust Law In 2019, in what was at the time the most important legal precedent in the United States with web scraping, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals wrote: We agree with the district court that giving companies like LinkedIn free rein to decide, on any basis, who can collect and use … Read More

Categories Cease & Desist Letters, CFAA, Litigation Tags Web Scraping
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