In a ruling this week, a German federal court said Google must restrict information in its autocomplete when it violates personal rights. In April, a Japanese court fined Google $3,100 for autocomplete suggestions that reportedly linked an innocent...
The Australian High Court’s ruling overturns a Federal Court ruling from last April, which found Google guilty of engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct in four cases between 2005 and 2008 – based on a prior court decision that found a...
Rosetta Stone’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Google, first filed in 2009 and dismissed by a Virginia court in August 2010, has been revived by a federal appeals court. The appeals court ruling will be one to watch.
Still, said a Google spokesperson in a statement to World News Australia, "We are disappointed by the Federal Court's decision that Google should be responsible for the content of four particular ads on its platform.
PanoMap Technologies of Florida has filed a complaint in Orlando federal court claiming that Google and Apple have infringed on a patent used in Google Maps Street View feature for iPad and iPhone, paidContent reported.
Meanwhile, a lawsuit was filed in federal court in Delaware against Google because “Google’s willful and knowing actions violated” federal wiretapping laws and other computer-related statutes by bypassing Safari's privacy settings, attorneys for...
The complaint was filed today in a Washington, D.C.federal district court. Federal Trade Commission in the hopes of stopping the new Google privacy policy, which is set to become effective March 1. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC...
Under the settlement, which still needs federal court approval, Google is required to: District Court in Washington, D.C.to block the proposed acquisition, while also filing the proposed settlement that would resolve the concerns.
The only reasons I know of to go in and change [search rankings] manually is for security, a court order or spam," said Google's Matt Cutts, who was in Washington, D.C.this week to speak against federal regulation of search results (which a recent...
Taking rogue pharmacies to court - Official Google Blog Google yesterday filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against advertisers they believe have deliberately broken Google's advertising rules by illegally marketing pharmaceuticals.
Another limbo element is the government asking Google (and Facebook for that matter) to submit comments on a federal privacy legislation draft introduced in early May although the search giant is notorious for its privacy breaches.
Microsoft, Google and Apple Being Sued Over Icon Navigation Posted by Frank Watson Dec 26, 2008 A lawsuit was filed in Arizona Federal court against Microsoft, Google and Apple by Cygnus Systems, Inc.over use of their just granted patent for...
A lawsuit was filed in Arizona Federal court against Microsoft, Google and Apple by Cygnus Systems, Inc.over use of their just granted patent for "System and method for iconic software environment management.
Google said YouTube was faithful to the requirements of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, saying the federal law was intended to protect companies like YouTube as long as they responded properly to content owners' claims of infringement.
As explained by the District Court, Google and its founders are not state actors, and Jayne's allegation concerning his coded social security number does not constitute a violation of the Constitution or federal law.
The Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau also received complaints. Under the agreement filed in King County Superior Court, Internet Advancement must allow its customers to exit existing contracts.
IN THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF a marketer suing about search ads, 1-800-Contacts this week filed a lawsuit in federal court against LensWorld for purchasing search links triggered by the term "1-800-contacts.
It checks U.S.federal, state, and international trademark databases, and then searches the Web for trademark usage. One unexpected, but very likely side effect of going to court over trademark infringement, is that it can also open your own...
But just because these state and federal laws so far apply only to government sites, there are good reasons – and potential profits – for those e-commerce sites that take steps toward making their sites more accessible, she said.
What started as a student suing target.com this time last year, has now grown into a class action lawsuit that just received certification from a federal court judge in California, Reuters reported. According to the ruling, plaintiffs -- including...
