News & Analysis as of

Websites Unauthorized Access

Alston & Bird

U.S. Court Rules Against Online Travel Booking Company in Web-Scraping Case

Alston & Bird on

On July 18, 2024, a federal jury in Delaware found that an online travel booking company violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) by accessing portions of a European airline’s website without permission and “with...more

Polsinelli

Data Scraping Update: ‘LinkedIn v. hiQ’ Answers Some Questions but Leaves Many More Open

Polsinelli on

2022 provided companies with further clarity and insight regarding legal claims that might be viable to stop data (or web) scraping and those that likely won’t work. Data scraping continues to become an increasingly popular...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DOJ Issues New Guidance for Charging CFAA Cases

In a significant development in anti-hacking criminal enforcement, the Department of Justice last week released new guidance for charging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the nation’s premier computer...more

Troutman Pepper

Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance on Web Scraping

Troutman Pepper on

On April 18, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corporation in which the court clarified its position on an important topic: whether the common practice of data “web scraping” can create...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Ninth Circuit Finds (Again) that Automated Web Scraping of Public Sites Is Legal

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in HiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn that automated web scraping of publicly accessible websites does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), even if the website owner...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Taking Cue from the Supreme Court’s Van Buren Decision, Ninth Circuit Releases New Opinion Holding Scraping of Publicly Available...

On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit earlier this week again affirmed the lower court’s order preliminarily enjoining LinkedIn Corp. (“LinkedIn”) from blocking data analytics company hiQ Labs, Inc.’s...more

Sunstein LLP

Exploitation of Publicly Available Website Data May be Unstoppable

Sunstein LLP on

Data scraping is a technique by which automated tools are used to extract data from a website and format the data for analysis. Many companies mine website users’ publicly accessible data in order to tailor products and...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Ticketmaster Reaches Settlement with Ticket Broker over Unauthorized Use of Automated Bots

In early July, Ticketmaster reached a favorable settlement in its action against a ticket broker that was alleged to have used automated bots to purchase tickets in bulk, thus ending a dispute that produced notable court...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Web Scraping Decisions Consider Contract Cause of Action

Two recent web scraping disputes highlight some important issues regarding whether a website owner may successfully allege a breach of contract action against a commercial party that has scraped website content contrary to...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Court Denies TRO against Data Scraper That Accessed Private Database via Registered Accounts

This past week, a Texas district court denied a bid from a web service for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to enjoin a competitor that allegedly scraped a large amount of proprietary data from its closed site via several...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Data Aggregator Seeks Ruling Allowing It to Scrape Public LinkedIn Data

In the latest development in the legal controversy over scraping, 3taps, Inc. (“3taps”), a data aggregator and “exchange platform” for developers, filed suit against LinkedIn seeking a declaratory judgment that 3taps would...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Ninth Circuit Issues Important Decision on Software Licensing Practices and Web Scraping

Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit issued a noteworthy ruling in a dispute between an enterprise software licensor and a third-party support provider. The case is particularly important as it addresses the common practice...more

Snell & Wilmer

FTC’s “Stick With Security” #5: Segment Your Network And Monitor Who’s Trying To Get In And Out

Snell & Wilmer on

On August 25, 2017, the FTC released its fifth “Stick with Security” principal, which focused on how companies can protect their virtual “entrances and exits” and make life harder for hackers. The FTC believes that the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Company Awarded Damages After Former Employee Hacks Its Systems And Hijacks Its Website

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

A company can recover damages from its former employee in connection with his hacking into its payroll system to inflate his pay, accessing its proprietary files without authorization and hijacking its website, a federal...more

Nossaman LLP

Ninth Circuit Issues Two Recent Decisions Further Definining Liability Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Nossaman LLP on

In July, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued two decisions by which it intends to clarify liability under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (“CFAA”). The CFAA imposes criminal penalties and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Ninth Circuit Vastly Expands Scope of Criminal, Civil Liability for Computer Fraud

Ballard Spahr LLP on

In a pair of highly anticipated decisions, the Ninth Circuit significantly reshaped criminal and civil liability under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The court’s recent decisions in United States v. Nosal...more

King & Spalding

Disgruntled Former Tribune Company Employee Who Aided Hacking Convicted; Could Face Jail Time

King & Spalding on

On October 7, 2015, former Tribune Company employee Matthew Keys was convicted of three felonies stemming in part from assistance he provided to the hacking collective Anonymous to alter content on the LA Times’ website. ...more

17 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide