TF1 sued YouTube and Dailymotion back in 2008 for intellectual property abuse, seeking damages for alleged copyright infringement on sports and movies that were uploaded to YouTube by users. So says a judgment by a court in France in the case of...
The patent portion of the trial represented a far less important phase than the copyright matter, according to Florian Mueller, an intellectual property expert and activist who has closely followed the case.
The verdict indicates what many industry experts have speculated in recent days, that the two firms' ongoing fight over intellectual property use and access to the Java platform is far from over. Florian Mueller, an intellectual property activist...
Google’s current AdWords policy prohibits intellectual property rights infringement by advertisers, though they note that trademarks are territorial and apply only to certain goods or services. The $1 billion Viacom-YouTube copyright case was...
Because the goods are all virtual, this very often comes down to an accusation of intellectual property (IP) theft, which falls under the purview of the DMCA. Committing the criminal offense of Possession of Stolen Property 1st degree;
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Today, we'll look at one such case with the help of intellectual property attorney and past Search Engine Strategies conference speaker, Mark J. Rosenberg shares his insights about a business case that involves alleged trademark infringement via a...
However, this bill ultimately may pit itself against Facebook's own Terms of Service, in which people give up some control of their IP rights: "For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos ("IP content"), you...
If you're negligent, it may hinder your ability to exercise legal control over your intellectual property in case of a dispute. It is a fairly simple process to file for your trademarks, but there are a lot of technical and legal terms," says...
Intellectual property attorneys widely consider U.S.trademark law to be well behind the advances in Web and search technology. A trademark is a type of intellectual property. We actually invite trademark owners to submit claims to us, because it's...
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...
As part of a series looking at Internet and intellectual property law, we spoke with Deborah A. Wilcox, co-chair of Baker Hostetler's national intellectual property litigation practice, which includes managing and litigating copyright, trademark...
I caught up with him after the conference to discuss copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property (IP) issues that affect search marketers today, along with predictions on future legal issues.
This next article covers important tips and tactics by online intellectual property attorneys, and legal counsel for the search engines, for both protecting your own copyrighted material and respecting the copyrights of others.
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...
Intellectual Property Rights - Makes sure all tools, programs or other intellectual property remain solely in the possession of the SEM. In case of a bad link, use the publication's search facility, which most have, and search for the headline.
What do you do when someone is playing fast and loose with your intellectual property online? On a more depressing note, it was suggested that our current judges and law clerks are not sophisticated enough to understand the granularity of such a case.
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Terms which are made-up words are very strong trademarks, like a Xerox," said Debbie Wilcox an intellectual property attorney at Baker & Hostetler LLP. Tips to protect your intellectual property The panel offered several tips for dealing with...
Terms which are made-up words are very strong trademarks, like a Xerox," said Debbie Wilcox an intellectual property attorney at Baker & Hostetler LLP. A longer version of this story for Search Engine Watch members goes into more detail about...
