2021-06-15
1/#SCOTUS has GVR'ed (granted, vacated the judgment, & remanded) the cert petition in LinkedIn v hiQ, on whether hiQ lacked authorization to access LinkedIn's servers under #CFAA. Basically, lower courts will get first bite at deciding Q left open by Court's decision in Van Buren
Reuters
SCOTUS throws out a lower court ruling that had allowed 3rd-party scraping of LinkedIn users' public profiles, sending the dispute back to federal appeals court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) LinkedIn Corp another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs Inc …
6/Bright side is that LinkedIn has another shot at this case b/c 9th Cir's decision upholding the order forcing LinkedIn to give hiQ access to its servers is now vacated. So still more to come, just not at #SCOTUS #CFAA
Reuters
SCOTUS throws out a lower court ruling that had allowed 3rd-party scraping of LinkedIn users' public profiles, sending the dispute back to federal appeals court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) LinkedIn Corp another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs Inc …
4/There is already a circuit split over the methods computer owners can use to limit access, and Van Buren doesn't help the circuits resolve, so the GVR is disappointing & just dodges the Q left open in VB for now #SCOTUS #CFAA
Reuters
SCOTUS throws out a lower court ruling that had allowed 3rd-party scraping of LinkedIn users' public profiles, sending the dispute back to federal appeals court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) LinkedIn Corp another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs Inc …