Reddit's Lawsuit Is a Dangerous Attempt to Expand Platform Power (serpapi.com)

by paigealyse • 12 comments • 50 points
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[−] mingus88 64d ago
So…if Reddit doesn’t own the content, it belongs to the user who posted it, then doesn’t this only harm Serpai’s case further?

I have posted to Reddit and I do not authorize any AI company to use my posts as training data.

[−] freddydumont 64d ago
Reddit isn’t trying to protect user content here. They’re suing to make sure they’re the only ones who can monetize it.

Not sure how you’d reach the conclusion that it would harm SerpApi’s case. They’re the ones being sued.

[−] NewsaHackO 64d ago
Is SerpApi asking each user for permission to use their posts if they are saying that the rights of the posts belong to the user?
[−] ralph84 64d ago
Then you are free to sue whoever you think is violating your copyright. That's one of Serpapi's defenses: the owner of the copyright needs to sue, not a non-exclusive licensee of the copyright (Reddit).
[−] snowwrestler 64d ago
It doesn’t hurt SerpApi’s defense against Reddit’s lawsuit, because SerpApi does not need to prove they have your permission. They only need to prove that Reddit does not have the legal authority to prevent SerpApi from scraping your content. Which they almost certainly don’t.
[−] ChrisArchitect 64d ago
Previously, and on the Perplexity side:

Our Response to Reddit, Inc. vs. SerpApi, LLC: Defending the First Amendment

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45739889

[−] metalliqaz 64d ago
SerpApi: We're not scraping reddit's content, we're scraping user's content, therefore Reddit trying to stop us is bad for users

is that right? if so that's some real self-serving BS right there

[−] thedevilslawyer 63d ago
All this nonsense because of a silly law well past it's due date. Demolish copyright, and let's move on to a world where ideas worth sharing are shared without any blocking. And if someone feels their "ideas" should not be shared without their consent, well, they can keep it to themselves - we're a society after all.