2019-09-09 UTC
# BIG NEWS: 9th Circuit holds that scraping a public website likely does not violate the CFAA, even after website owner prohibits with a cease-and-desist letter; language strongly suggests CFAA only applies to bypassing authentication. Blog post up soon. http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/09/09/17-16783.pdf #N https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EECj7yCU0AENsJh.png ( twitter.com/_/status/1171116153948626944)