Reddit's DMCA Lawsuit Against Web Scraper Aiding Perplexity Survives Motion to Dismiss
Ars Technica AI · rss · 2026-08-01
A US judge has largely denied a motion to dismiss from web scraper SerpApi, allowing Reddit's copyright lawsuit to proceed. Reddit accuses SerpApi of conspiring with Perplexity AI to illegally scrape copyrighted Reddit content by circumventing Google access controls.
This decision follows a similar recent case where another court dismissed an action by Google, noting that rights holders like Reddit hadn't authorized Google to block scraping. SerpApi criticized Reddit and Google, claiming they are using the DMCA to wall off the open Internet.
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