'VPNs Are Lawful Technical Tools,' Says EU Court in Landmark Anne Frank Copyright Ruling
The court said Google’s anti-circumvention theory fails for public search results and gave the company 21 days to amend image-related claims.
- U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed Google's DMCA claims against SerpApi, ruling that blocking automated access to public search results does not constitute copyright circumvention when results lack copyrighted content.
- Google filed the lawsuit in December, accusing SerpApi of violating the DMCA by bypassing SearchGuard, its anti-scraping technology, to collect and resell search results.
- The court determined SearchGuard cannot regulate access to public results lacking protected material, though the judge allowed Google to amend claims regarding Knowledge Panels containing licensed images.
- SerpApi CEO Julien Khaleghy called the ruling a victory for open access, as the decision limits Google's ability to use the DMCA against scraping public search information.
- Google has 21 days to amend its complaint to keep copyright claims alive, while SerpApi faces a separate ongoing DMCA lawsuit from Reddit regarding scraping publicly viewable pages.
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EU Court Declares VPNs Lawful Tools in Anne Frank Copyright Case
In a decision that privacy advocates are already hailing as a major victory, the European Union’s highest court has declared virtual private networks to be lawful technical instruments. The ruling came in a long-running dispute over the online publication of scholarly editions related to Anne Frank’s writings. And it carries implications that stretch far beyond any single copyright battle. The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its ju…
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