There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S.jobs. The only other search engine joining with a visual...
Warning to all SEO consultants: you better read the copy you're working on and understand if it's breaking any laws, because a South Carolina judge found a marketer guilty and imposed more of a fine on the marketing firm than he did on the site...
However, just recently, Google won similar cases for European Trademark Laws, Buying ads based on a competitor's name doesn't violate trademark law, a court has ruled, overturning a lawsuit over AdWords and adCenter ads displaying trademarked names.
Learning the basics of U.S.trademark laws will help you understand: Despite the potential for confusion, the destination URL is often not addressed in the trademark policies. If you sponsor another advertiser's trademark or use it in ad copy text...
I'm sure some lawyers will try to find other nifty laws to facilitate the extraction damages. Utah's Misguided Trademark Protection Act Kate Kaye at ClickZ.com is reporting that the Utah House has passed H.B.which is another law the state is...
Just in the U.S.there are many state-by-state laws that are different -- for example, the medical use of marijuana -- that could allow domain grabs. Just like a physical casino, domains operating within a state should be subject to relatively...
Others' Trademark Terms In Meta Tags Illegal: Georgia Court RulesThe 11th Circuit Court of Georgia ruled the use of others' trademarks in meta tags infringes trademark laws. SEOs really do have a new trademark issue to worry about.
Others' Trademark Terms In Meta Tags Illegal: Georgia Court RulesThe 11th Circuit Court of Georgia ruled the use of others' trademarks in meta tags infringes trademark laws. Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine...
The 11th Circuit Court of Georgia ruled the use of others' trademarks in meta tags infringes trademark laws, according to North American Medical Corp.v. Axiom Worldwide, Inc. How this eventually gets applied across the country remains to be seen...
And if other states decide to take that power, Congress may have to get involved because we will have this panoply of different state laws. What's a Trademark (and Trademark Law)? The DMCA only applies to copyrights, but we tend to follow, as an...
It really didn't seem that people had a fundamental understanding of where trademark and copyright laws might come into play. Wilcox, co-chair of Baker Hostetler's national intellectual property litigation practice, which includes managing and...
It seems that there's an advantage that IP enforcement by the search engines has over legal jurisdiction: You can file a takedown request anywhere, and not have to go through the laws of a particular region.
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. Social Networking Sites and the Law – In preparation for an undergrad event looking at...
While they are at it, they should take a crack at overturning the liquor laws -- actually, the Utah governor already wants to do that, but faces opposition on the issue. And for the record, particularly for everyone who has criticized Utah liquor...
But sadly, that's what the laws seems to require. Google as a trademark, after McFedries featured Google as a word of the day on his web site. Apparently three years, judging from the outcry over Google's "new" move to send out trademark...
Ask.com Removes "Legacy Filters" To Enable Pedophilia Keyword Search About a week ago we covered a story that Ask.com was blocking search terms such as laws against pedophilia and preventing child pornography, amongst others.
At stake is whether online sites should be compelled to actively police the postings of their users to ensure compliance with federal and state laws. According to Goldman, the laws currently treat print and online publications differently.
Partner with your Legal Team and learn about Trademark laws and Trademark policies in the search engines. Know Your Trademark Rights: Where Legal Meets Message The "Branding & Search" session at featured Cam Balzer of Performics, Jessica Koster of...
The most fascinating book idea remains the impact of search on our everyday lives, how people make use of them, how habits have changed, our laws are starting to account for the power of search and many related issues like that.
