The ruling goes on to say that Google itself is not liable for violating rights, but that it has not taken precautions to prevent data generated by searches that violate rights. In a ruling this week, a German federal court said Google must...
The court said YouTube could only be held liable for material that it knew existed. Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube has handed Viacom yet another loss in the latest round of a copyright infringement court case that has lasted six years – so...
Google was not seen as the publisher here, but was found liable for not removing the search results when asked to do so. Google has been successfully sued for defamation in Australia by a man who found his image associated with gangsters in search...
Earlier this year, Google claimed victory in the case after a jury found the company not liable on most of the copyright infringement claims and denied all eight of Oracle's patent infringement charges.
Google is liable for infringement. The trial between Oracle and Google over the use Java software within the Android platform began in California yesterday with the selection of the jury that will hear the dispute between the two technology giants.
At issue: whether the sale of trademarked search keywords to the company’s competitors for sponsored links makes Google liable for trademark infringement. Rosetta Stone’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Google, first filed in 2009 and...
Google argued that the company wasn’t liable because the search suggestion is algorithmically generated and not determined by humans. Google must pay a $65,000 fine for suggesting the search term for “crook” when users typed in the name of France...
We took the opportunity to pass a law that said that neutral parties on the net are not liable for the actions of bad actors,' he wrote. You'd think Google wouldn't want to antagonize another branch of the federal government.
On June 29, he made the official ruling that Google could be held liable for those charges. When Google "accidentally" picked up data from encrypted wireless networks, the gates of Hades burst open. Lawsuits have flown freely since, and a recent...
The Italian court recently found Yahoo liable for contributory copyright infringement for listing links to websites that hosted a film. Here's a recap of this week's columns and news stories for the week of April 3 to 9, as reported by Search...
The Italian court had recently "found that Yahoo was liable for contributory copyright infringement for listing links to websites that hosted the film "About Elly" by director Asghar Farhadi. PCWorld reported.
Google was found liable for defamation of a person from their autocomplete - which is a reflection of what people are searching for, but as the case stated, Google had already filtered the autocomplete for copyright terms - so the court determined...
This appears to be the first case where jurors found the internet service provider liable for contributory infringement of the copyright laws. Warning to all SEO consultants: you better read the copy you're working on and understand if it's...
You agree that Linden Lab is not responsible or liable for the Content, policies, or practices of any third-party websites, servers, or online services or environments. The JIRA regarding RedZone, the privacy invading device masquerading poorly as...
Some in Germany, which has extremely strict privacy laws, believe the practice illegal because it violates an individual's privacy -- however, Google isn't liable under existing laws. Concluding that Google hasn't adequately complied with their...
Google: Third Parties Liable for Java Infringement, Not Us - PCWorld of YouTube Mobile users report that mobile is their primary way of accessing YouTube content - Google Mobile Ads Blog Here's a roundup of this week's columns and news stories for...
But when the company suddenly went out of business, Smith's company, which had been paying Google directly and billing the client, found themselves liable for the money spent. Jamie Smith, CEO of EngineReady -- a search marketing company with...
Thus, bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service.and the revised Guides reflect Commission case law and clearly state that both advertisers and endorsers may be...
If you're an advertiser engaged in digital public relations, reaching out to bloggers or word-of-mouthers, you could be liable if the endorsers make false or misleading claims about your product/service.
Under the act, Goldman says, 'you can be aware of bad content, do nothing about it, and still not be liable for it,'" Eric Goldman, an assistant professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law and director of the High Tech Law Institute...
