Kieran McCarthy

Founder at McCarthy Law Group

Kieran McCarthy is an attorney with a wealth of experience working in top-tier law firms alongside some of the best lawyers. Equipped with this knowledge, he currently works at McCarthy Law Group, a firm he founded. Over the past 10 years, the company has represented over 500 clients ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies. While the firm focuses on various business law areas, it has gained significant recognition for its expertise in web scraping. Representing both clients gathering web data as well as regulating access to it, the firm has an in-depth understanding of the industry. On his days off, Kieran enjoys marathon running and coaching the local high school track team.

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Web Scraping, AI, and Evolving Legal Landscapes

For many years HiQlabs v. Linkedin legal battle was the case that the whole scraping community closely followed. As this case has already ended, the panel will discuss what are the next cases that our industry should keep its eyes on and why. Also, since in 2022 and 2023 a tremendous AI boom happened, we will touch upon some legal issues and questions that arise when AI and web scraping come into question.

From this panel discussion, you’ll learn:

Next legal cases that could impact the web scraping industry;
High-level points about best legal practices in web scraping;
The key legal challenges of web scraping for AI-related purposes.

Meet OxyCon 2023 speakers

Coming from different industries and backgrounds but united in common passion and aspirations, these web scraping experts will share their experiences and answer your questions.

Glen De Cauwsemaecker

Senior Lead Crawler
Engineer @ OTA Insight