Web Scraping in the Age of AI: Balancing the Benefits and Risks for IP and Privacy
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will explore the ever-changing legal landscape of web scraping and provide corporate counsel with actionable takeaways when advising businesses that engage in web scraping, are subject to scraping and/or use scraped data. The panel will examine relevant case law and statutes in the EU and U.S., as well as global enforcement actions that help to clarify some of the unfolding dynamics of scraping and its role in AI development. The panel will also provide practical tips for in-house counsel when using AI tools in their organizations.
Outline
- Overview of website data scraping
- Relevant case law, statutes, and global enforcement actions
- Web scraping's implications on privacy and data protection
- IP implications of web scraping
- Reviewing licenses and permissions carefully to ensure AI tools are not violating the terms of agreements
- Actionable takeaways for companies engaged in web scraping activities and for those whose data is being scraped
Benefits
The panel will discuss these and other key issues:
- What are the potential legal consequences of unauthorized data scraping?
- What are the implications of web scraping on a company's IP rights?
- What are practical considerations for companies engaged in web scraping to avoid liability?
- How can companies whose data is being scraped protect themselves from unauthorized scraping?
Faculty
Charles-Albert Helleputte
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
Mr. Helleputte heads up the EU Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice. He focuses on existing EU and... | Read More
Mr. Helleputte heads up the EU Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice. He focuses on existing EU and national privacy, cybersecurity and data topics, covering a wide range of existing or upcoming regulatory frameworks and laws, such as the GDPR, NIS2 Directive, the EU AI Act, eIDAS, etc. Mr. Helleputte has specific experience preparing and managing incidents in a cross-border context, where it is necessary to consider multiple cybersecurity, privacy and other regulatory and enforcement frameworks. He provides practical and pragmatic advice to clients faced with increased accountability requirements towards users (including in the AI space), helping organizations testing new responses, such as broader use of standards or certification mechanisms across the data life cycle in a wide range of industries (regulated and not regulated).
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Julia B. Jacobson
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
Ms. Jacobson is a partner in the Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice. She offers practical and... | Read More
Ms. Jacobson is a partner in the Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice. She offers practical and tactical counsel on privacy and cybersecurity compliance strategies, data breach response, technology transactions and marketing initiatives for national and multinational organizations. Ms. Jacobson assists clients with the design and development of privacy-sensitive policies for the collection and use of personal data. She regularly advises businesses on the privacy and cybersecurity aspects of environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs, ethical data use, machine learning and artificial intelligence, vendor contracting and management and business sales, combinations and acquisitions.
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