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  1. Google Pays $500M to Avoid DOJ Prosecution on Drug Ads

    Google followed up in December by filing a civil lawsuit against “rogue pharmacies” in New York, Tennessee, and Ohio that deliberately broke Google’s advertising rules. The Department of Justice will continue to hold accountable companies who in...

  2. Security and Responsibility on the Virtual Frontier

    Few people are losing (or making) enough money to make the legal fees involved in the pursuit of a civil case worth it, or the time it would take. Before anyone asks, I do not know which federal investigative agency is still digging.

  3. Google Cleared to Buy ITA

    The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in U.S. Under the settlement, which still needs federal court approval, Google is required to: Seems today's Department of Justice proposed settlement has appeased...

  4. Homeland Security Seized Torrent Domain That Gave Same Results Google Still Does

    USC covers civil forfeiture of property real and personal for various legal infringements. The section notice posted at the domains taken down for hosting torrents and a torrent search engine - Torrent-Finder.com goes on to state: "Willful...

  5. SEO Mos Def Busted by WA State Atty General: $450,000 Penalty Looms

    They will pay a $118,386 civil penalty and $35,959 in attorneys' fees. The Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau also received complaints. While the SEO standards debate rages, the search marketing industry continues to be perceived...

  6. Copyright Law: What Search Marketers Should Know (Part 1)

    The DMCA is fully enforceable by law, with civil suits able to be filed in federal court for both compensatory and punitive damages. The reality is, copyrights are just as enforceable and punishable with online works as anywhere else, and harsh...

  7. Search Records Requests under Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional

    The lawsuit which resulted in this ruling was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and for those with a legal interest or extreme insomnia will find the entire report here on the ACLU site. Yesterday controversial elements of the Patriot...

  8. EFF Backs Google Trademark Advertising Methods

    Google's allowing of advertising on trademarked keywords has received the support of the civil rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation. A Federal Appelate Court will decide if Google can allow advertisers to use trademarked terms as keywords so...

  9. Australian Court Ruling Could Impact Search

    Electronic Frontiers Australia, a civil-liberties group, said the ruling could have impact on search engines such as Google. The Australian Federal Court ruled the other day that a web site providing links to available illegal video downloads is...

  10. Google Appeals Federal Judge's Orkut Ruling

    Google claims the "federal civil court did not have the proper authority" for such information. The International Herald Tribune reports that Google has appealed a federal judge's order to hand over the IP address information to Brazilian authorities.

  11. Daily SearchCast, August 23, 2006: Is Google Bad For Other Businesses? Will Brazil Close Google's Offices There? Isn't Yahoo Coupon Finder Cool? And More!

    It covers that prosecutors want permission to file a civil lawsuit against Google, with a $61 million. A post in our SEW Forums and a report from Xinhau says that Brazil's federal prosecution service is moving to close Google's operations in Brazil.

  12. SEO Book's Aaron Wall Sued By Traffic-Power Over Revealing "Trade Secrets"

    I believe the letter is suggesting that Traffic Power will pursue all legal remedies both criminal and civil to resolve this matter. In conclusion, Traffic Power has assured me that they would much prefer a civil dialog with their critics instead...