Sep 17, 02:40 PM

Court Rules Data Scraping by Competitor as Trade Secret Misappropriation; CoStar Awarded $60,000 Damages

A court has ruled that the scraping of public data by a competitor constitutes trade secret misappropriation. Judge Christopher R. Cooper ordered a permanent injunction to protect the subscription-based commercial real estate database owned by CoStar Group Inc. The court also awarded the plaintiffs $60,000 in damages and $40,000 in attorney fees.

#CoStar Group Inc

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National Law Review@natlawreview
2 years ago
Court Rules That Scraping of Public #Data by Competitor Constitutes Trade Secret Misappropriation https://t.co/6GIJbeC5Xn #tradesecret #consumerprotection @TradeSecretProf
JD Supra@JDSupra
2 years ago
Court Rules That Scraping of Public Data by Competitor Constitutes Trade Secret Misappropriation https://t.co/KV0Z6bKA1P
IP Law News@IPLawAlerts
2 years ago
Court Rules That Scraping of Public Data by Competitor Constitutes Trade Secret Misappropriation https://t.co/0F3JYBRqFi | by @NewMediaTechLaw

Court Rules Data Scraping by Competitor as Trade Secret Misappropriation; CoStar Awarded $60,000 Damages

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