{
  "id": 18842,
  "title": "Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/reddit-keeps-its-strange-dmca-fight-over-google-search-results-alive-18842",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-07-31T21:19:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Policy",
    "slug": "ars-technica-policy",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/reddit-keeps-weird-dmca-lawsuit-against-web-scraper-alive-despite-googles-loss/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US District Judge has rejected SerpApi's motion to dismiss a case against Perplexity AI and Reddit. The lawsuit alleges a conspiracy to unlawfully scrape Reddit content from Google search results. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer found that Reddit had plausible grounds to claim a conspiracy, citing SerpApi's product enabling bypass of Google's access controls and Perplexity AI's financial support. This ruling follows a recent dismissal of a similar lawsuit by Google, which had not demonstrated rights holders like Reddit had ever sanctioned the search engine to stop scraping protected material. Google intends to revise its complaint to maintain the lawsuit's viability. SerpApi contends that both Google and Reddit are leveraging the DMCA to restrict the open Internet by claiming unauthorized control over content they did not create and do not own.",
  "summary": "Reddit advances lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with web scraper.",
  "key_points": [
    "US District Judge dismisses SerpApi's motion to dismiss lawsuit.",
    "Reddit claims conspiracy to unlawfully scrape content from Google search results.",
    "Judge finds plausible grounds for Reddit's conspiracy claim."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica Policy",
        "title": "“Google and Reddit do not own the Internet,\" web scraper says after court win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/27/google-and-reddit-do-not-own-the-internet-web-scraper-says-after",
        "published": "2026-07-27T20:12:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Google Blog",
        "title": "5 ways to host the ultimate dinner party with Google Search",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/28/5-ways-to-host-the-ultimate-dinner-party-with-google-search",
        "published": "2026-07-28T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Google Messages is in for a search overhaul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/google-messages-is-in-for-a-search-overhaul",
        "published": "2026-07-31T17:17:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}