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Genius sues Google and LyricFind for more than $50 million in damages

The company alleges breach of contract, unfair competition and lost ad revenue....

Greg Sterling | Dec 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm ET

Does the 9th Circuit’s decision in HiQ vs. LinkedIn open the floodgates to scraping?

The case may still be reheard or appealed but it appears to be a broad ruling in favor of "the open internet."...

Greg Sterling | Sep 10, 2019 at 11:09 am ET

Google to add attribution to licensed lyrics providers

Google responds to the allegations that it scraped Genius lyrics without paying for that...

Barry Schwartz | Jun 18, 2019 at 2:42 pm ET

 

Google allegedly caught scraping lyrics from Genius

Lyrics site Genius used Morse code to catch Google 'red...

George Nguyen | Jun 17, 2019 at 1:27 pm ET

Getting Better, But Google Still Has Work On Piracy: The Game Of Thrones Story

The search engine scores exceptionally well fighting piracy on generic searches for the popular TV series. But for the piracy-prone searches...

Danny Sullivan | Apr 18, 2015 at 9:00 am ET

Defamatory Threats To Have Chilling Effect On Link Builders?

Recently, Google reached a settlement with a UK businessman who took it to court over defamatory web content. Columnist Eric Ward discusses the...

Eric Ward | Dec 3, 2014 at 12:17 pm ET

To Avoid Liability, Google Limits German News Content To Headlines

German news and magazine publishers are determined, one way or another, to get Google to pay them for their content. They’re not upset...

Greg Sterling | Oct 2, 2014 at 12:44 am ET

Ripoff Report Is Back In Yahoo Australia’s Search Results, But Not Completely

After what we think was about a week of being de-indexed, the controversial Ripoff Report website is showing up again in search results on...

Matt McGee | May 23, 2014 at 8:05 am ET

Yahoo7 Australia Drops Ripoff Report From Search Results After Defamation Complaints

Yahoo7, the Australian version of Yahoo, has de-indexed Ripoff Report after receiving “significant complaints” about defamatory...

Matt McGee | May 14, 2014 at 8:02 am ET

Tweet Showing How Google Itself Is A “Scraper Site” Goes Massively Viral

Perhaps it’s SEO’s “Oreo moment,” a tweet relating to search engine optimization that’s gained nearly as much...

Danny Sullivan | Feb 28, 2014 at 2:06 pm ET

Court Finds Google’s Book Scanning Is Fair Use: Highlights From The Ruling

Nearly ten years after it began and eight years after Google was sued over it, Google’s program that scans books in order to make them...

Danny Sullivan | Nov 14, 2013 at 3:45 pm ET

Governments Across The Globe Are Making More Requests To Remove Content From Google Services

According to a new Transparency Report released today, Google received 4,096 government requests to remove 42,249 pieces of content during 2012....

Amy Gesenhues | Apr 25, 2013 at 1:44 pm ET

The Dark Side Of The Internet: A Search Engine That Finds Unsecured Routers, Servers & A Whole Lot More

Developed by John Matherly, Shodan is a search engine designed to help users find certain pieces of software, determine which applications are...

Amy Gesenhues | Apr 9, 2013 at 11:55 am ET

Google Avoids Link Tax But Vague “Ancillary Copyright” Law Sets Up Future Legal Battle

In August of last year, a number of German lawmakers were pressing proposed “ancillary copyright” legislation that would have...

Greg Sterling | Mar 1, 2013 at 10:11 am ET

New German Law Will Allow Free “Snippets” By Search Engines, But Uncertainty Remains

The good news for search engines like Google is a proposed German copyright law won’t require them to pay to show short summaries of news...

Mathias Schindler | Feb 28, 2013 at 6:34 pm ET

German Parliament Hears Experts On Proposed Law To Limit Search Engines From Using News Content

Yesterday, the Judiciary Committee of the German Bundestag — Germany’s national parliament — held an expert hearing on a...

Mathias Schindler | Jan 31, 2013 at 9:42 am ET

Banned Holiday Deal Sites Return To Bing

Holiday deal sites that Bing banned from its search listings just before the busy shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday have now been...

Danny Sullivan | Dec 12, 2011 at 6:22 pm ET

Bing Bans Holiday Deals Sites, Including One By Group That Created Cyber Monday

Ironically, the trade group that created the Cyber Monday concept had its own CyberMonday.com site lost in cyberspace this week. Lost, that is,...

Danny Sullivan | Nov 30, 2011 at 9:00 am ET

Proposed UK Law Would Immunize Search Engines Against Copyright Claims

There’s been enormous debate in the US over the years about whether Google and other search engines violate copyright laws by indexing...

Greg Sterling | Jan 12, 2010 at 9:50 am ET

Head-To-Head: ACAP Versus Robots.txt For Controlling Search Engines

In the battle between search engines and some mainstream news publishers, ACAP has been lurking for several years. ACAP — the Automated...

Danny Sullivan | Dec 1, 2009 at 8:08 am ET
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