Eric Goldman's Technology and Marketing Law blog gives some insight into the ruling. As Goldman mentions the "court does not exhibit any understanding of anchor text or the fact that Google sometimes automatically assembles search result...
One unexpected, but very likely side effect of going to court over trademark infringement, is that it can also open your own trademark properties and activities up to scrutiny.Eric Goldman, assistant professor and director of the High Tech Law...
Eric Goldman, assistant professor of law and director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law, called U.S.trademark law "a disaster" for search, and says it's unlikely to be resolved in the courts anytime soon.
The state claim is powerful, and disconcerting to online retailers," said Eric Goldman, assistant professor and director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University. Australian Gold, Eric Goldman
As part of a series looking at Internet and intellectual property law, Eric Goldman, assistant professor and director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University, discusses self-service IP enforcement, current search engine lawsuits...
Eric Goldman, assistant professor of Law at Santa Clara University, director of the High Tech Law Institute, and former legal counsel for epinions.com, gave this advice for SEMs to heed before filing a lawsuit.
Search-Related Legal UpdatesSanta Clara University law professor Eric Goldman, on his Technology and Marketing Law blog, has updates on several search-related laws or lawsuits this week. Search-Related Legal UpdatesSanta Clara University law...
Santa Clara University law professor Eric Goldman, on his Technology and Marketing Law blog, has updates on several search-related laws or lawsuits this week. Sport Court case in Arizona, the courts have gotten broad matching right for once...
Utah's Misguided Trademark Protection Act Last week, technology law blogger Eric Goldman reported on a new law banning keyword advertising in Utah. Technology law logger Eric Goldman says the law is 'likely to be overturned', however, after living...
As legal blogger Eric Goldman reports on his Technology and Marketing Law blog, the case was brought in the wrong venue, and now must be re-filed in Google's home court in California. According to Goldman:
The case was dismissed, according to technology law blogger Eric Goldman. Goldman sees the judge's ruling as a clear victory for Google. KinderStart will also have to pay some of Google's legal fees, which usually is done when a case lacks merit or...
Google Wins Case Against Maughan Over Search Results Snippets Eric Goldman reports that Google has won the Maughan v. Google case where Mark Maughan filed a suit against Google for the content displayed in the snippets area under a search results...
Eric Goldman's Technology & Marketing Law Blog discusses why the case against Craigslist probably won't succeed based on existing legal precedent. According to Goldman, the laws currently treat print and online publications differently.
Postscript Barry: Eric Goldman has a much more comprehensive write up from a legal perspective on this case at his blog. Ben Edelman, who has authored a number of reports on this subject such as this recent one, now jumps from researcher mode to...
Eric Goldman's Blog Mar 29 2006 10:59PM GMT It could be said that we are currently retrofitting offline copyright law to online media, and only when a case reaches critical mass will there be an opportunity to evolve the law.
Postscript 6: Legal expert Eric Goldman confirms what I understood to be likely and mentioned above, that this class action if settled will settle all potential actions by advertisers (in the US) unless they specfically opt-out.
Postscript: Eric Goldman, a law school professor at Marquette University in Milwaukee has posted an in-depth look at a case he says the case, "raises some complex and unsettled legal issues. For more Google lawsuit news, I posted an item yesterday...
Some search engines, especially second-tier search engines, are still using the description information to publish what's in those web sites," said Eric Goldman, Assistant Professor of Law at Marquette University's School of Law.
Some search engines, especially second-tier search engines, are still using the description information to publish what's in those web sites," said Eric Goldman, Assistant Professor of Law at Marquette University's School of Law.
A lot of ways these things are resolved is by going after an intermediary, so you don't have to go to court directly with the infringer if there's somebody else that's pulling the strings," said Eric Goldman, Assistant Professor of Law at...
