Alphabet Inc Class CCourt dismissed Google's DMCA lawsuit against SerpApi, rejecting Google's attempt to use DMCA to control access to public search results.

A U.S. District Court granted SerpApi's motion to dismiss Google's lawsuit alleging DMCA violations for accessing public search results. The court ruled Google failed to state a valid claim, dismissing with prejudice claims involving non-copyrighted material and giving Google 21 days to amend narrower claims about copyrighted snippets in Knowledge Panels. SerpApi CEO Julien Khaleghy called the decision a win for open internet access, noting Google's statutory damages could have reached $7.06 trillion under its interpretation. The ruling rejects Google's attempt to use the DMCA to control access to public pages.
Alphabet Inc Class CCourt dismissed Google's DMCA lawsuit against SerpApi, rejecting Google's attempt to use DMCA to control access to public search results.
Court granted SerpApi's motion to dismiss Google's DMCA lawsuit, a win for open internet access and SerpApi's business model.