Should the FTC undertake such a review, in addition to signifying the understanding that recent extreme antitrust claims against Google search practices lack merit, it would also be taken to mean that the FTC perceives the benefits of taking a...
It will, however, be an interesting situation to watch, especially as the commissioning of the paper may indicate Google is preparing for another round of antitrust defense. First Amendment Protection for Search Engine Search Results, released in...
Five former employees who are suing the group for violating claims brought under the Sherman Antitrust Law and The Cartwright Act. A California judge has denied a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit from employees claiming that a group of high...
Dave Heiner, Microsoft's deputy general counsel for its antitrust group, outlined Microsoft’s concerns with Motorola's stance on industry standard patent use in a detailed blog post. At the urging of competition law officials, Microsoft recently...
FTC's antitrust probe into Google, the search marketing organization SEMPO issues a statement to the FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, calling for zero regulation. Search is not a government-run utility, established by law and thus subject to...
In the European antitrust investigation that started last November and has escalated to 10 complaints since, the European Commission is still determining Google’s degree of dominance in the web search industry.
Are Antitrust Regulators Poised to Approve Google-ITA Deal Soon? The Challenges Facing David Cameron's Quest To Overhaul UK Copyright Law - paidContent Search Engine Optimization Top 13 Social Media Ranking Factors for SEO by Gareth Owen
Case Closed: Italy Drops Google Antitrust Investigation by Danny Goodwin An antitrust investigation initiated by Italian newspaper publishers who cried foul over lost advertising revenue when their headlines were pulled from Google's main search...
In the European Union, Google is facing increasing antitrust scrutiny from regulators over its search practices -- with the possibility that Google will have to give the EU access to its algorithm. All that would happen is the competitors would...
Justice Department's top antitrust official, recused herself from the proceedings. When Varney was appointed by President Barack Obama as Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's Antitrust Division, expectations were high for her to take a hard...
European Antitrust Inquiry Into Google Is Broadened - The New York Times Acquisitions and antitrust - Google Public Policy Blog The Venezuelan Vice President Elías Jaua has asked his country's government to pass a law that would allow regulation of...
Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Over Alleged Organic, Paid Search Result Bias by Danny Goodwin That will be the focus of antitrust regulators as they formally investigate complaints of discrimination in Google's paid and organic search...
The DOJ's investigation began last year, with the goal of determining whether several tech companies -- including Google, Adobe, Apple, Intel, Intuit, and Pixar -- broke antitrust law by colluding on hiring practices.
Although he did not name Google during his speech in London, Almunia's statement is clearly directed at the search engine against whom three antitrust complaints were filed five months ago, from UK search service Foundem, Microsoft's online...
Powell was Chairman of the FCC from 2001 to 2005 and has also served as the Chief of Staff of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. Previously, Powell was an associate with the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
The antitrust discussions about Google's monopolistic hold on the search industry are another way we could see the government enter our industry in a very direct and pervasive way. The Web isn't some autonomous body that operates beyond the law...
A 'Do Not Touch' list would be in violation of antitrust law if it were agreed to by companies. Yesterday, we reported on a new antitrust investigation targeting Silicon Valley tech companies regarding possible agreements to not hire away each...
Even should you conclude at present that this deal is not contrary to antitrust law, the Department must be sure that this deal never in the future crosses the line into an unacceptable, anti-competitive collaboration among competitors which will...
I have therefore taken the following actions: (1) during the last 10 days, I have purchased approximately 59 million shares and share-equivalents of Yahoo; (2) I have formed a 10-person slate which will stand for election against the current board...
An Antitrust Analysis of GOOG-DCLK Deal: Search Ads Vs Contextual Ads Vs Display Ads, paidContent In the previous article, we covered the law fundamentals search marketers should know about online copyrights.
