The only clear outcome from the LinkedIn case, afaik, is that scraping publicly of accessible data is not a federal crime under CFAA [1]. There are still plenty

The only clear outcome from the LinkedIn case, afaik, is that scraping publicly of accessible data is not a federal crime under CFAA [1]. There are still plenty of other civil ways that someone can sue you to stop scraping their site: breach of contract, trespass to chattels, trademark infringement, etc. And they can do so over and over again til you're broke. OP is based in Italy anyway so I have absolutely no clue what does and doesn't apply. I'd like to point out that, while HiQ Labs "won" the case, that company is basically dead. The CEO and CTO are both working for other companies now. So I think the bigger takeaway is: don't get yourself sued while you're a tiny little startup. [1] https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hiq-labs-v-linkedin https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hiq-labs-v-linkedin