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NY federal court decision threatens embedding and linking across the web
The judge’s decision disregards existing law and if upheld could expose bloggers and publishers to potential copyright lawsuits. The post NY federal court decision threatens embedding and linking across the web appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google, Getty Images enter a multi-year global licensing partnership
The deal effectively ends Getty’s European antitrust complaint against Google.
New EU copyright rules: basic fairness or punitive media subsidy?
Europe sees a fairer marketplace, Google sees a bonanza for lawyers. The post New EU copyright rules: basic fairness or punitive media subsidy? appeared first on Search Engine Land
European court says linking to illegal content is copyright infringement
The facts of the present case were egregious but the law created by the court is bad for the internet. The post European court says linking to illegal content is copyright infringement appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
FTC sues 1-800 Contacts over reciprocal, ‘anti-competitive’ PPC bidding agreements
Bidding agreements prevented 1-800 Contacts and its rivals from bidding on each other’s trademarked terms.
Copyright bully Getty Images complains to EU that Google coerced it into image search
Company says high-res image search results have harmed traffic and revenues. The post Copyright bully Getty Images complains to EU that Google coerced it into image search appeared first on Search Engine Land
Mississippi attorney general’s “conspiracy to censor the internet” back on as appeals court rules against Google
Google had alleged the Motion Picture Association of America was using Mississippi attorney general’s action as a tool of its private interests in content takedowns. The post Mississippi attorney general’s “conspiracy to censor the internet” back on as appeals court rules against Google..
Brand bidding & PPC optimization: enforcement options (Part 6 of 8)
In part 6 of her multi-part series on brand bidding for paid search, columnist Lori Weiman breaks down the legal issues surrounding trademark infringement in paid search ads. The post Brand bidding & PPC optimization: enforcement options (Part 6 of 
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Columbia University researchers claim 28% of Google’s URL takedown requests are invalid
Among the questionable DMCA notices, 4.2% of the takedown requests targeted sites that failed to include any copyright infringing content.
German Publisher Group Sues Google Again Under Draconian Copyright Law
A group of German publishers has filed a civil complaint against Google. The group, constituted as VG Media, claims to be enforcing Germany’s “Ancillary Copyright” Law, passed in 2013. This is the latest episode in an ongoing dispute between German news publishers and Google.