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Court Dismisses Google DMCA Claims Regarding Non-Copyrighted Search Results

July 27, 2026

A judge rejected Google's attempt to use the DMCA to prevent scraping of search results that do not contain copyrighted material. The ruling limits the application of anti-circumvention laws to content actually protected under the Copyright Act.

HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU

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builderYou may have more legal headroom when scraping non-copyrighted data structures.

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founderThis could lower the barrier to entry for scrapers targeting data that lacks traditional copyright status.

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policyThis creates a legal precedent regarding the intersection of DMCA protections and non-copyrightable data.

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