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Posted on January 8, 2019 Copyright Law Fair Use Free Expression

YouTube, the DMCA and politics — again

Slashdot reports: It appears that CBS and Fox have submitted DMCA takedown notices to YouTube for videos from the McCain campaign. The campaign is now... Read more

Posted on May 8, 2018 Keyword Advertising

Google, Google, Gone!

Gevald. It’s all Google, all the time here! Via Instapundit — now this! Google’s secretive and politically — well, incorrect, actually — news and ad... Read more

Posted on October 20, 2016 Copyright Law Fair Use Internet Law

More Trouble for Google from the French

Reuters “news service” reports that “Agence France Presse has sued Google Inc. (GOOG), alleging the Web search leader includes AFP’s photos, news headlines and stories... Read more

Posted on January 13, 2016 Keyword Advertising

And Let Google the Dogs of Law

It had to happen — another piece of territory now being rented out in the Lanham-Act-as-competition-buster industry: A new service has announced that it will... Read more

Posted on December 15, 2015 Copyright Law

You mean after the attorneys buy new houses?

Robert Scoble asks, “What happens after Google loses?”: Viacom wants to play “force folks to play on our turf.” Does the Internet reward that kind... Read more

Posted on December 1, 2015 Internet Law

Right to Google search position?

Reuters reports: A parental advice Internet site has sued Google Inc., charging it unfairly deprived the company of customers by downgrading its search-result ranking without... Read more

Posted on June 28, 2015July 9, 2015 Distribution systems

Google Books settlement takes it on the Chin

I raised questions about the Google Books settlement ages ago. Now some of them have been answered, and Judge Denny Chin’s answer is “no”: While... Read more

Posted on May 22, 2014May 28, 2014 Internet Law

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® in 2006: “Is Google a utility?”

I posted this in August, 2006. I don’t think the question has been answered yet: We wrote about the Kinderstart lawsuit against Google, claiming an... Read more

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Posted on April 22, 2014 Fair Use

The Google Library Project and the dog that didn’t bark — yet

It would have been fascinating to read the court opinion ending the lawsuit by a group of major publishers against Google.  But we won’t get... Read more

Posted on October 21, 2013October 29, 2013 Keyword Advertising

Search for resolution

It’s two posts in one (I like to pull that off when I can), not even counting this one:  Mike Masnick on Eric Goldman on... Read more

Posted on May 13, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

Google externalities, Google rents

The Washington Post reports about a consultant who can clean up your Google problems. Oh, brave new world, that has such people in it!  Hat... Read more

Posted on March 19, 2013July 4, 2013 Fair Use

Moral high clown

Instapundit.com asks, IS YOUTUBE LOSING ITS SHEEN? “Some observers hoped when the subpoenas came to light that Google’s history of resisting US government subpoenas would... Read more

Posted on December 14, 2012March 8, 2015 Everything else

Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You

Google shares are up only seven-plus percent this morning. Am I sitting pretty? Let’s put it this way: My haircut this morning? Paid for. Read more

Posted on July 1, 2012 Fair Use

It’s Not Infringement if You’re Just an Indexer?

Now the “your information wants to be free for me” crowd is, not surprisingly, lining up on the writers-vs.-Google litigation. The Holy One — no,... Read more

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