Fairsearch Europe, which describes itself as "organization united to promote economic growth, innovation and choice across the internet" and made up of members including Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed an antitrust complaint related to...
If the present FTC guidelines on paid placements are being widely flouted, or if certain industry segments – such as vertical search sites – harbor particular practices that mislead consumers, result in fraud, or offer unfair competitive advantage...
This February, they were ordered to pay $660,000 in damages to Bottin Cartographs after a guilty verdict in that unfair competition case. Google has no obligation to “police (YouTube) content before it is put online as long as it informs users that...
If the companies fail to adhere to the agreement, Harris said they can be prosecuted under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law. Less than a week after a Federal Trade Commission report condemned the lack of privacy...
If you've seen “Moneyball”, or better yet, read the book “Moneyball, the Art of Winning at an Unfair Game” by Michael Lewis, you have an idea of how the story goes, at least as it pertains to baseball.
A commercial court in Paris has ordered Google France and parent company Google Inc.to pay €500,000 ($660,000) in damages to Bottin Cartographes after finding the company guilty of unfair competition.
If you advertise on AdWords, you may find yourself in a similar situation to Billy Beane, facing unfair competition with much deeper pockets than yours. As described in Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball”, Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane fielded the...
This UK ruling indicated that bidding on trademarked terms, when taken by itself, falls within fair competition: Unfair Use”: Is All Trademark Bidding Restricted? It’s true that the ruling states that restrictions will be placed on bidding that...
Finally, the proposed settlement provides for a formal reporting mechanism for complainants if Google acts in an unfair manner. The DOJ said that Google's $700 million acquisition of ITA, as originally proposed, would have "substantially lessened...
The group believes this deal, if allowed, will give Google an unfair competitive advantage and cripple the online travel industry. In addition, two senators, Herb Kohl (D-Wis.and Mike Lee (R-Utah), on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust...
VoIP Inc.which provided Google with its "click to call" technology, has sued Google for trade secret theft, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, and breach of contract, Reuters reported. Here's a quick recap of recent developments in four of...
Here, the competitor's use of the Thermal Bags by Ingrid falls outside of the bounds of nominative fair use and as a result, constitutes federal and common law unfair competition," Rosenberg said. Today, we'll look at one such case with the help of...
The move had triggered criticism from rivals Microsoft and domestic online retailer Rakuten Inc, citing the risk of unfair competition," Reuters reported. The search world is really becoming complicated.
Google AdWords was found to abuse its dominant position on the French market and ordered to clarify both its rules and processes for advertisers, after a complaint by location data company Navx was filed with the French Competition Body, Autorité...
Heated Competition vs Apple What seems crystal clear though is that such an online music store would come into direct competition with iTunes, especially given the fact that Apple itself is widely speculated to be preparing a cloud-based version of...
This may give you an unfair advantage over your competition, but it's better than if they're the ones who have the unfair advantage. But, this column isn't about life, it's about the unfair nature of SEO.
I can't help but think that Google is heading where Microsoft once was - in too many places and making for unfair competition. Search is no exception to such speculation. We compiled a list of five predictions for search in 2010 and asked experts...
This too will add fuel to the fire of "antitrust" and "unfair competition" charges being bandied about, and again, nothing will happen soon because it's an election year. Last week, we shared some New Years Resolutions from several search marketers...
KinderStart had alleged a host of misdeeds, from free speech violation to unfair competition to defamation. Google has come out on top in a case filed last year by KinderStart.com, in which the kid-friendly search engine and parental advice site...
Google Fights for Its TrademarkGoogle has sued serial trademark litigant and self-styled "intellectual property entrepreneur" Leo Stoller for false advertising, unfair competition and RICO violations for claiming that Stoller owns the Google...
