Eric Vandevelde, Ilissa Samplin, Joseph Gorman, and Josh Leopold Author “The Article III Standing Problem for AI-Scraping Anti-Circumvention Claims” for Managing IP

Article  |  May 4, 2026

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Partners Eric Vandevelde and Ilissa Samplin, of counsel Joseph Gorman, and associate Josh Leopold contributed “The Article III Standing Problem for AI-Scraping Anti-Circumvention Claims” (April 27, 2026) to Managing IP [PDF]. They share why plaintiffs’ growing reliance on Digital Millennium Copyright Act anti-circumvention claims in AI scraping cases exposes a critical vulnerability.