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Google Lawsuits

April 9, 2009

Thursday, April 09, 2009 10:11 AM/EST

Google's YouTube Investment Looking Less Stupid

Google's YouTube acquisition is looking less and less like a financial boondoggle every day. YouTube is now selling ads against 9 percent of its content, versus 6 percent a year ago (and remember, this is a market in serious recession)....

Thursday, April 09, 2009 10:11 AM/EST

Google's YouTube Investment Looking Less Stupid

Google's YouTube acquisition is looking less and less like a financial boondoggle every day. YouTube is now selling ads against 9% of its content, versus 6% a year ago (and remember, this is a market in serious recession). According to...

October 28, 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:46 AM/EST

Google to Pay $125M to Put The World's Books Online

Google agreed to pay $125 million to put millions of books online.

May 28, 2008

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:08 PM/EST

Google Sings the Copyright Infringement Blues

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.

April 23, 2008

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:44 AM/EST

Google's Sued for Bilking Advertisers Through AdSense

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.

September 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:03 AM/EST

Google Drops Curtain on Home Decor Trademark Suit

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).

August 20, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007 11:15 AM/EST

American Airlines Guns for Google

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...

July 12, 2007

Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:06 AM/EST

Australian Government Sues Google over Deceptive AdWords

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...

June 8, 2007

Friday, June 08, 2007 10:16 AM/EST

YouTube Sued By Country Music Publisher

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,...

May 24, 2007

Thursday, May 24, 2007 11:24 AM/EST

New Jersey sues YouTube. Seriously.

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....


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