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Trademark Law

Rescuecom v. Google: Keyword Ad Sales May Constitute “Use in Commerce”
The Second Circuit held that Google’s practice of recommending and selling plaintiff’s exact trademark to Google’s advertisers (including plaintiff’s competitors) in order to trigger ads forms a basis for an actionable claim under sections 32 and 43 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. sections 1114 and 1125. Reversing the District…
Posted:
07/16/2009
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Copyright Law >
New Judicial Opinions

NY District Court Orders Google to Provide Viacom with Vital Data of Google's YouTube Users in $1 Billion Infringement Suit
Viacom owns the copyrights in specified television programs, motion pictures, music recordings, and other entertainment programs.  In the underlying lawsuit, Viacom allege s violations of the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.) by Google.  Because YouTube.com users contribute pirated copyrighted works to YouTube.com by the thousands,…
Date of ruling:
07/1/2008
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