7 pointsby Autumrose3414 days ago2 comments
  • Autumrose3414 days ago
    Google sued SerpApi for doing exactly what Google does: providing access to publicly available information.

    When Google does it, they claim it supports 'openness' and 'competition'. When SerpApi helps developers and researchers do it, Google sues... to stifle competition? SerpApi's general counsel, Chad, explains why this lawsuit isn't just about SerpApi. It's about who controls access to public data and whether copyright law should be used as a weapon to block access to it.

    Read Chad's response here: https://serpapi.com/blog/google-v-serpapi-threatening-access...

  • ChrisArchitect14 days ago
    Related previously:

    Why we're taking legal action against SerpApi's unlawful scraping

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46329109