Legal: Copyright & Trademark
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Facebook Loses Motion, Faces Likely Trial Over Timelines Trademark
Recall that there was a small photo-centric site out of Chicago run by former ShopLocal executives. That site called/calls itself Timelines...
Google Prepares New Streaming Music Service As Record Industry Slams Company’s Anti-Piracy Efforts
There were several reports from late last week indicating that Google is negotiating with major labels in anticipation of the launch of...
Oracle V. Google Part Deux: The Copyright Appeal
Oracle has filed an appeal in its unsuccessful copyright and patent case against Google involving the Java programming language (specifically...
Twitter.org Being Used For Scams, Twitter Seeks To Gain Control Of Rogue Domain
Too bad Twitter didn’t originally register “Twitter.org” as well. It would have saved the company from the headache of trying...
UPDATED: Study: Google, Yahoo & Quantcast Ad Networks Supporting Pirate Movie, Music Sites
Which ad networks are — deliberately or inadvertently — contributing to piracy of movies, TV shows and music by running ads on the...
U.S., Euro Governments Seize 132 Domain Names Selling Counterfeit Goods
For the third consecutive year, websites selling counterfeit products online have been seized on Cyber Monday, the day generally thought to be...
Twitter Will Hide, Not Remove, Tweets That Violate Copyrights
Twitter is changing how it handles legal requests against individual tweets that violate copyright. Rather than remove the tweets altogether,...
One Down: Google Settles With Publishers Over Book Scanning
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced today that it had settled long-standing litigation with Google over its book scanning...
Google Reveals Prominent Legal Expert Among Paid Consultants
As you may recall the judge in the Oracle v. Google patent and copyright trial (William Alsup) asked both sides to reveal authors, bloggers,...
Judge: “Google Failed To Comply” With Order To Disclose Paid Authors, Bloggers
In the Oracle vs. Google litigation, which is winding down, Judge William Alsup ordered the companies to disclose authors, bloggers and...
Google Bows To Pressure, Will Penalize Sites Accused Of Copyright Infringement
Beginning this week, Google will be penalizing certain sites that are frequently accused of violating copyright laws. In a blog post Friday...
Pinwheel Has A New Name: Findery
With a U.S. court telling Pinwheel that it couldn’t use that name anymore, the location-based startup has chosen a new name: Findery. It...
Caterina Fake Startup Pinwheel Forced To Change Name After Lawsuit
Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake’s new location-based startup Pinwheel, which is still in private beta, is probably going to be forced to...
Lawsuit Accuses Google, YouTube Of Stealing Sharing Idea In Google+ Hangouts
Be In, a company that created the video sharing service CamUp, is accusing Google of stealing trade secrets and violating its copyrights when it...
Fighting Legal Threats With Humor & Charity: The Oatmeal Vs. FunnyJunk
What could be worse than a web site apparently using your content without permission? How about getting a legal threat from that same site...
Google Compromises End Street View Litigation In Switz, Book Suit In France
Last week Google notched a major victory for Street View in Europe. The Swiss have affirmed its basic right to exist in the country, which is...
Google, YouTube Pick Up Copyright Win In France
Google’s YouTube won a legal victory today when a French court dismissed a copyright violation lawsuit filed against by TF1, a French...
Google Wins 750+ Domains From Cybersquatter Who Wants ‘Google’ Trademark Canceled
The National Arbitration Forum (NAF) has given Google ownership of more than 750 domains that used its trademark name, often in conjunction with...
Oracle vs Google Split Decision: Jury Finds Copyright Infringement But Deadlocks On “Fair Use”
According to published reports, a federal jury earlier today delivered a mixed result in Oracle v. Google. The jury found that Google had in...
Judge Says Android Was A Big Money Loser In 2010
Even as it was selling more and more handsets Google’s Android platform apparently lost considerable money throughout 2010, according to...
