US Court Dismisses Google Suit Against SerpApi, Gives 21 Days to Amend
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Updated · Computerworld · Jul 24
US Court Dismisses Google Suit Against SerpApi, Gives 21 Days to Amend
3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Jul 24
Summary
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers threw out Google’s lawsuit accusing SerpApi of scraping search results to train AI models, while allowing Google 21 days to revise its complaint.
The Northern District of California found no sign of copyright infringement, agreeing with SerpApi that Google-served URLs and links are not themselves protected works under the DMCA claims Google raised.
The judge also said nothing showed copyright holders had authorized Google to sue on their behalf, undercutting Google’s argument that it was acting to protect creators.
Google filed the case in December, and SerpApi moved to dismiss it in February; the ruling is a setback to Google’s broader campaign against web scrapers.