Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:08 PM/EST
It seems Google is going to spend the remainder of its online life fighting copyright laws in the United States and all over the world. Google can't keep paying forever, so I expect one of two things will happen.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:44 AM/EST
Google is being peppered by yet another lawsuit regarding its advertising technology. The plaintiff claims users are not being informed that Google places the ads through its AdSense affiliates and charges for them.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:03 AM/EST
Is it me, or does the deck seem increasingly stacked versus companies trying to nail Google for trademark infringement? Last Friday, Google quietly put to rest a four-year-old trademark infringement case triggered by ABWF (American Blind and Wallpaper Factory).
Monday, August 20, 2007 11:15 AM/EST
American Airlines last week sued Google, accusing the search giant of selling keywords using the airline's name. The company sells keywords, such as "American Airlines" or "AA.com," to advertisers. This practice is, of course, Google's bread and butter. AA's issue...
Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:06 AM/EST
An Australian government consumer advocacy group is suing Google for "misleading and deceptive conduct" in its SERP AdWords.The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), the Australian Government’s consumer watchdog body, filed suit July 12 against Google Inc., Google Australia and...
Friday, June 08, 2007 10:16 AM/EST
A Tennesee-based music publishing company that owns the copyrights to 14 No. 1 hit singles, including songs by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and other country artists, filed a class action lawsuit against YouTube on Thursday, Google Watch has learned.The company,...
Thursday, May 24, 2007 11:24 AM/EST
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is suing several video sites, including YouTube, for infringing on copyrighted car crash footage recorded on the turnpike.I've seen the video in question. It's pretty grisly. You can go find it if you want....
Monday, May 21, 2007 8:30 AM/EST
Update: Google denies they've signed any deals with UK news publishers.Google has reportedly reached deals with several large UK news groups over carrying their content on Google News, according to Scotland's Sunday Herald.The news follows Google's recent agreement with Belgium...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 4:53 PM/EST
Google does not have to police its users for evidence of repeat infringement and is not liable if it does not know of the infringement, according to an appeals court ruling (PDF) today in Perfect10 v. Google.The ruling rejected all...
Monday, May 14, 2007 10:44 AM/EST
Another day, another lawsuit. This one comes from the famous bluegrass mandolin player David Grisman, a friend and erstwhile bandmate of the late Jerry Garcia. Grisman filed a class action lawsuit last week in California against YouTube for copyright...
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