Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive

Ars Technica · 4 weeks ago · 35 ● 2 sources

A judge denied a motion to dismiss from web scraper SerpApi in a case where Reddit alleges it conspired with Perplexity AI to illegally scrape copyrighted Reddit content from Google search results. The judge found Reddit had plausibly shown a conspiracy existed, with SerpApi providing tools to circumvent Google access controls that Perplexity paid for. The ruling keeps Reddit's unusual DMCA claim alive despite a separate court recently dismissing a similar case brought by Google itself.