U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
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Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#2This seems very at-odds with previous rulings (specifically, relating to craigslists many past dealings). Strikes me as being very unlikely to stand up to appeal. Also, linkedin will likely modify their websites behavior (make you click to agree before you view a profile) which would create a binding 'click wrap' stopping companies from scraping them.
Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#3Is the reasoning in this case different from the Craigslist/3taps dispute?
Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#4Does anyone know where to view this ruling?
I'm curious how it passes free-association muster: you're not allowed to discriminate on particular tasks, but there's no reason you can't discriminate based on eg, behavior or user-agent or IP address.
It seems very strange to me that the judge would order MS to associate against their will prior to hearing the arguments.
Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#5This seems very at-odds with previous rulings (specifically, relating to craigslists many past dealings). Strikes me as being very unlikely to stand up to appeal. Also, linkedin will likely modify their websites behavior (make you click to agree before you view a profile) which would create a binding 'click wrap' stopping companies from scraping them.
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Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#6This is just a preliminary injunction and the court has not even heard or ruled on this case. They just allowed HiQ to access the data while they wait for the scheduled court hearing to begin. The court may eventually rule very differently once they have heard all the evidence presented and weighed up existing applicable case law.
The judge who issued this injunction - Edward Chen, is also the judge presiding over the Uber drivers as independent contractors class action case.
Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#7"U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction request brought by hiQ Labs, and ordered LinkedIn to remove within 24 hours any technology preventing hiQ from accessing public profiles."
Interesting ruling
Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#8Does anyone know where to view this ruling? I'm curious how it passes free-association muster: you're not allowed to discriminate on particular tasks, but there's no reason you can't discriminate based on eg, behavior or user-agent or IP address. It seems very strange to me that the judge would order MS to associate against their will prior to hearing the arguments.
It's a preliminary injunction, not a ruling. For all we know, ruling could be completely different.
Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#9Does anyone know where to view this ruling? I'm curious how it passes free-association muster: you're not allowed to discriminate on particular tasks, but there's no reason you can't discriminate based on eg, behavior or user-agent or IP address. It seems very strange to me that the judge would order MS to associate against their will prior to hearing the arguments.
Re: U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
#10Being a programmer not a lawyer, I like the idea of more rights for scrapers. I don't want to see the internet partitioned away and owned by a few companies, especially when that information is often called a "public profile".