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News: Google Warns Chinese Knock-off to Stop Using Logo

February 11th, 2010 No Comments

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Google Inc has sent a cease and desist letter to the operators of a Chinese search website whose logo bears a close resemblance to its own.
Goojje’s home page is adorned with a Google-styled logo and the familiar paw print logo of China’s top home-grown search engine, Baidu Inc.
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News: Google making millions from advertising counterfeit goods

January 29th, 2010 No Comments

Google is making millions of pounds from fraudsters who pay to advertise counterfeit jewellery, clothing and electrical items on the search engine.
Hundreds of sites purporting to sell goods such as Ugg boots and Tiffany & Co jewellery pay up to £5 “per click” to Google to ensure that their site is prominently [...]

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News: French Court Thwarts Google Digital Book Project

December 23rd, 2009 No Comments

A Paris court ruled Friday that Google Inc.’s expansion into digital books breaks France’s copyright laws, and a judge slapped the Internet search leader with a euro10,000-a-day fine until it stops showing literary snippets.
Besides being fined the equivalent of $14,300 for each day in violation, Google was ordered to pay euro300,000 ($430,000) in damages and [...]

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News: Pirates find easy new pickings in open waters of e-book publishing

December 2nd, 2009 No Comments

Digital pirates, who for years have tormented the music and film industries, have found a new source of plunder in e-book publishing.
With the words “dan brown lost symbol torrent” and a few clicks, anyone can download the American author’s latest bestseller free via any of hundreds of web links.
This Christmas, e-book reading devices such as [...]

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News: Ed Hardy’s Tattoo Art is Booty for Digital Pirates

November 18th, 2009 No Comments

Don Ed Hardy, the famed tattoo artist, must smell good. Make that really good. Ed Hardy-themed perfumes have become some of the most popular fragrances in the world with retailers buying $85 million worth of them so far this year.
Mr. Hardy’s colorful and exotic tattoo designs-cum-artwork seem to help sell just about anything. Cruise around [...]

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News: Google searching for digital music model as industry crumbles

November 5th, 2009 No Comments

It’s the $20 billion question: What is to be done about the recording industry? Since it appears that the players inside that industry do not know how to save themselves from implosion, outsiders are looking to chart a new course toward sustainability and profitability.
Now, Google (GOOG) is marshaling its massive presence in Web search to [...]

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News: Google Wins 1st Stage in EU Trademarks Case Against LVMH

September 28th, 2009 No Comments

An adviser to the European Union’s top court has backed Google in a dispute with luxury goods group LVMH, saying the search engine has not infringed trademark rights by selling keyword adverts using brand names.
“Google has not infringed trade mark rights by allowing advertisers to buy keywords corresponding to registered trade marks,” the European Court [...]

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News: Big firms fight for IP rights

June 16th, 2009 No Comments

The world’s largest companies are increasing their efforts to sue those who infringe their intellectual property rights as the downturn continues to bite, according to new research.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the law firm, found that nearly 40 per cent of the largest corporations “are actively looking to litigate” to protect their rights. The report surveyed companies [...]

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News: Authors throw the book at pirates

June 8th, 2009 No Comments

FEEL like reading Australian author Colleen McCullough’s Thorn Birds , but don’t want to pay for a copy?
Then just hop onto a site like Wattpad.com and the book is available free as an electronic download. While this might be a bonus for readers, it is a disaster for authors, who get no royalties from the [...]

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News: Google may relent on AdWords trademark usage

May 22nd, 2009 No Comments

The search giant, already facing a number of suits related to its sale of trademarked Adwords, is apparently planning on major changes to their policy. What’s not clear is whether this is an attempt to meet trademark holders half way, or Google’s way of saying “see you in court.”
Several news reports have indicated that Google [...]

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