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by Creative Weblogging on January 6, 2010
Judge dismisses Google copyright case I got Spam?!
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Google Inc.'s Web search systems infringe on a publisher's copyright. [cut] Judge Surrick's ruling found that Google enjoys projection under an exemption to the Communications Decency Act for online service providers acting as an automatic redistributor of published material. Reuters via The Unofficial Google Weblog Don't get this wrong. This is more about Libel law than copyright. Basically, I'm reading that search engines [...] Read More
Earning $$ by fooling Google? I got Spam?!
I remember times, some years ago, when people with little morals and a big urge for a high page rank and keyword search position included white on white (yellow on yellow, black on black and so on) text full of keywords to their websites, technique known as keyword spam. This kind of behavior was almost instantly marked as unfair and Google began to penalize it, together with those sites containing nothing [...] Read More
Google Spams Adsense Members I got Spam?!
Google had to make a hasty apology after it inadvertently spammed its Adsense members. The gaff happened when they sent a mass email out to them asking them to agree to the new terms and conditions released in February. Problem is, most of the recipients of the email had already done so, prompting a flood of complaints. Google issued this statement in response: Our team sent an email today with the [...] Read More
Google: We Won't Tolerate Copyright Violations The Digital TV Weblog
and in separate news, GoogTube announces that Claude Rains is their new spokesperson. Uploaded film at 11 Late last week, Google preceded its decision to remove Viacom's material from YouTube with tough talk saying that the search giant would not tolerate copyright violations. Sorry all you Jon Stewart fans, get your fix elsewhere. YouTube might not have been high on the legal radar because they had almost no cash or assets. But [...] Read More
More copyright silliness: Company claims to own a color P2P File Sharing
OK, the fight over the color Orange has nothing directly to do with P2P. But it's a slow news week. ... It does share a theme of copyright and its place in our society. I agree with many that the balance has swing way too far in favor of companies over the public good. Of course whether you're suing an 82 year old grandmother for sharing files for $150,00 in [...] Read More
Earning $$ by fooling Google? I got Spam?!
Google Spams Adsense Members I got Spam?!
Google: We Won't Tolerate Copyright Violations The Digital TV Weblog
More copyright silliness: Company claims to own a color P2P File Sharing
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