NLJ: “Confusion Reigns In Courts Over ‘Metatags’:

“In view of the inconsistent decisions regarding metatags, especially in light [of] the conventional wisdom among search-engine specialists that metatags do not affect page rank, it may be the case that lawyers have not effectively educated judges as to metatags’ function, importance and how they are perceived, if at all, by the user,” said Martin Schwimmer, a copyright and trademark specialist at Moses & Singer in New York.