United States of America: Lawsuit alleging copyright violations concerning data scraping (X Corp v Bright Data Ltd)
Progress
Current status
in force
09 May 2024 in force
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Issued ruling in lawsuit alleging copyright violations concerning data scraping (X Corp v Bright Data Ltd)
On 9 May 2024, the Northern District Court of California issued a ruling in a civil lawsuit (3:23-cv-03698) alleging copyright infringement. The lawsuit was brought by X Corp. against Bright Data Ltd, an Israeli data scraping company. The court foun…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court