Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google
Startup Springshot is challenging the sale of Spirit Airlines' data to Google during bankruptcy proceedings. They claim the dataset improperly includes their proprietary intellectual property and are seeking a forensic audit to protect their assets.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal complexities of data ownership and intellectual property rights when companies sell off digital assets during bankruptcy.
“Pump the brakes” Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google “Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI.”
15 Credit: Justin Sullivan / Staff | Getty Images News Credit: Justin Sullivan / Staff | Getty Images News Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Doug Kreuzkamp was shocked when news outlets reported that Google won an auction to buy a huge amount of operational data as part of Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy proceedings.
Kreuzkamp founded a startup called Springshot in 2011, which created a widely used proprietary platform that helps humans and AI systems improve airline efficiency and quickly solve logistics problems so flights can stay on time and airlines can operate as smoothly as possible. Hundreds of airports use it globally.
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