Google: Legal
Report: EU antitrust unit exploring broader local search complaint against Google
The focus now moves to travel, hotels and restaurants....
Verdict is in for CEO involved in forging court order over reputation attack
This case highlights the lack of protection and justice available for online defamation victims from Google and other tech...
Antitrust, data and consumer privacy will take center stage at new FTC hearings
Will they lead to a new Google investigation, more Facebook...
Google axes political ads in Washington state, LinkedIn does it globally
New campaign finance rules require near real-time disclosure of data....
EU’s disruptive ‘copyright reform’ moves closer to passage
Legislation seeks to clean up copyright but also to subsidize traditional media at the expense of internet companies....
Yelp-led group’s new video appeals to Google employees to advocate for internal change
Video makes argument that Google is doing anti-competitive things in local search...
Yelp asks Europe to take new antitrust action against Google
Complaint to European Commission applies the logic of the Shopping Search case to local search....
Google rolls out new ID requirements for US political ads
Due to increased scrutiny of how these ads affect users and voters, company says more transparency intiatives are to...
Google involved in Supreme Court case that may change class-action damages awards
The question before the court involves 'cy-près' and whether it was OK for plaintiffs' attorneys to allocate settlement money to their own law...
Google loses ‘right to be forgotten’ case in UK High Court
Decision likely to spark other appeals to courts by those denied de-listing....
Europeans again raise the specter of breaking up Google
More of a bargaining position, it's extremely unlikely to actually happen....
Report: EU to ask Google, others to publicly reveal ranking factors
Proposed rules are designed to redress the “superior bargaining power” of the large internet brands....
Google’s antitrust infringement continues ‘unabated’, Google Shopping competitors tell European Commission
Four months in, 19 rivals say too little has changed....
German court: Google has no ‘duty to inspect’ websites for illegal content before displaying
The court held that Google can't be held liable before being notified of a 'clearly recognizable violation' of individual rights....
In response to EU antitrust ruling, Google Shopping now shows ads from competing shopping engines
Comparison Shopping Engines are competing with Google for visibility in Google Shopping in the...
Keyword infringement: Edible Arrangements files $209M trademark suit against Google
While use of trademarked keywords has been allowed by courts, this case may be more complicated than it seems on the surface....
Federal Election Commission proposal toughens political ads disclosure rules
The rule would bring traditional media disclosure requirements to digital ads....
Spotted: Links to competing shopping engines in UK Google Shopping results
The new look is in response to the European Commission's antritrust ruling against Google, but it may not satisfy...
Google, Getty Images enter a multi-year global licensing partnership
The deal effectively ends Getty's European antitrust complaint against Google....
India’s competition regulator fines Google $21.1 million for ‘search bias’ in travel results
However, the OneBox and other search practices were cleared by the Committee....