Prog Goldman: Interesting thread on search engine regulation.
Search Engines
Google Sued By Australian Watchdog Group
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Posted in Search Engines
IHT: “Australian consumer watchdog files action against Google Inc.”
“Australia’s consumer watchdog has launched legal action against Google Inc. for allegedly misleading users by blurring the distinction between paid and unpaid search results in favor of one of its advertisers.”
Google Subpoened For Keyword Purchase Data
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Posted in Search Engines
American Blinds Sanctioned In Google Case
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Posted in Search Engines
Prof Goldman: “American Blinds Sanctioned”
NY: Purchase of Keyword Is Not Use of Trademark In Commerce
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Posted in Search Engines
Following on the heels of Site Pro-1 v. Better Metal, the Eastern District of NY has again held that neither use purchase of a keyword nor use of a competitor’s trademark in a meta-tag, rises to use of a trademark. Congratulations to my Moses and Singer colleague David Rabinowitz, who successsfully represented defendant.
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Class Action Against Google Re Parked Domains
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Posted in Domain Names, Search Engines
Prof Goldman: “Google Sued in Domainer Lawsuit — Vulcan Golf v. Google:
“Domainer litigation is heating up, and this lawsuit may be the most ambitious anti-domainer lawsuit to date. First, it is a putative class action lawsuit. Second, in addition to naming four leading domainer firms, the plaintiffs provocatively go after Google for…
“The Human Touch That May Loosen Google’s Grip”
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Posted in Search Engines
NY Times: “The Human Touch That May Loosen Google’s Grip” (describing alternative search engines).
Search Engine Fans: Keep Your Eyes on MAHALO
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Posted in Search Engines
MAHALO is a ‘human-powered’ search engine. It raises interesting questions Its founder, Jason Calacanis, is discussing Mahalo’s development on his blog. Mahalo is adding ‘hand-written’ results one at a time. If you’re monitoring a certain brand, you can be notified when it’s added.
By The Way, With Regard To Meta Tags:
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Posted in Search Engines
The source of my statement below that search engines don’t rely on meta tags:
Search Engine Watch: “Death Of A Meta Tag.”
If any one has more current info, send it on in.
Important EDNY Decision on Keywords and Metatags
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Search Engines
This is a pretty interesting analysis. Defendant placed plaintiff’s trademark in metatags, and also purchased search ads keyed to that trademark. Neither the ads not defendant’s webpage used the ads.
Held: If the trademark was on the webpage that was visible to potential customers, that might have been use in commerce. If the defendant actively…