Comment on Ask HN: Can I get in trouble for crawling using the Googlebot user agent?parentComments−return09yEven if they do know, what do they have to do with it? Does google have a legal claim to their user-agent string exclusively?−taftster9yIf the name "googlebot" is trademarked, yes they would have a basis for a claim. It would at least be leverage they could use if they believed you were causing them harm in some way.
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Even if they do know, what do they have to do with it? Does google have a legal claim to their user-agent string exclusively?
If the name "googlebot" is trademarked, yes they would have a basis for a claim. It would at least be leverage they could use if they believed you were causing them harm in some way.