美国地区法官保罗·恩格尔迈耶驳回了网页抓取工具SerpApi提交的驳回诉讼动议[1]。这一裁决使Reddit与SerpApi之间关于非法抓取搜索结果的争讼继续进行。
Reddit指控SerpApi与AI公司Perplexity AI相互勾结，通过非法手段从Google搜索结果中抓取其受版权保护的内容[1]。根据法院判决，Reddit已经合理地主张存在共谋行为，SerpApi提供的产品能够绕过Google的访问控制，而Perplexity AI则为这项服务付费[1]。与此同时，SerpApi辩称Google和Reddit试图利用《数字千年版权法》来"隔离开放互联网"[1]。
Google在类似诉讼中遭遇驳回，该公司已表示计划修改诉状后继续起诉[1]。
A U.S. district judge has rejected a motion to dismiss filed by web scraping tool SerpApi in a copyright dispute involving Reddit content. [1] Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled that Reddit has presented sufficient evidence of a conspiracy claim, finding that SerpApi provided technology to circumvent Google's access controls while Perplexity AI paid for access to the scraped material. [1]
The case centers on allegations that SerpApi and Perplexity AI unlawfully extracted copyrighted Reddit content from Google search results. [1] SerpApi has characterized the lawsuit as part of a broader effort by Google and Reddit to "wall off the open internet" using DMCA provisions. [1] The decision allows Reddit's legal challenge to proceed despite SerpApi's attempt to have it thrown out at an early stage.
The ruling comes as similar litigation continues in related disputes. Google faced its own motion to dismiss in a comparable case two weeks prior and has signaled plans to amend its complaint to pursue the litigation further. [1]