American Airlines sues Yahoo! over keyword sales
American Airlines is suing search engine company Yahoo! over the use of its trade marks to trigger adverts for competing airlines. The company has previously settled a similar case with Google
TUE 28 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Google to appeal thumbnail copyright defeats in Germany
Google has lost two German court cases over copyright in images displayed as thumbnails in search results. German courts ruled in both cases that Google's display of miniature versions of pictures without permission infringed copyright in the originals
WED 15 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
New US law strengthens intellectual property enforcement regime
A new law has been created in the US which toughens penalties for infringements of intellectual property law. The law will also create an intellectual property (IP) enforcement co-ordinator
WED 15 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Database right prevents more than just cut 'n' paste copying, rules ECJ
A judgment by Europe’s highest court has strengthened the rights of database creators to protect their work from being used by third parties without permission. The database right protects against more than just copying and pasting, it ruled
FRI 10 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
British police bring fraud and copyright charges over file-sharing service
The man police believe was behind the OiNK music file-sharing service has been charged with conspiracy to defraud
FRI 12 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Red Bull wins redbullsucks.com from energy drink rival
A man who owned the domain name redbullsucks.com has been ordered to hand it over to Red Bull, the energy drink company
TUE 22 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
File-sharing should not be a crime, says European Parliament
The European Parliament has said that copyright-infringing music and film file-sharing should not be criminalised
MON 21 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Copyright levy under EU spotlight
The European Commission is to consult on whether to change the current controversial surcharge on devices or storage media which can hold music or video.
THU 14 FEB. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Record labels sue China's top search engine
Three major record labels have launched court actions against three Chinese internet companies accusing them of building a business on copyright infringement.
TUE 05 FEB. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
AT&T may filter illegal file-sharing
One of the largest telecoms firms in the US is contemplating the introduction of a filter to block copyright-infringing traffic in its internet service. The company said that network-level filtering was the "optimal" way to deal with piracy.
THU 17 JAN. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT