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Supreme Court asks for Biden administration’s views in Google copyright case

Supreme Court asks for Biden administration’s views in Google copyright case

Summary Companies Law firms Genius’ breach case against Google dismissed based on copyright law Lyric site said decision could give big tech free pass to copy content (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Biden administration to weigh in on song-lyric website Genius’ attempt to revive a lawsuit over Google’s alleged theft of its work. The justices are considering whether to hear ML Genius Holdings LLC’s bid to overturn a U.S. appeals court’s ruling that its case against Google LLC… Source link

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Google, YouTube Want Out Of Artists’ Music Copyright Row

Google, YouTube Want Out Of Artists’ Music Copyright Row

By Jasmin Jackson (August 29, 2022, 6:13 PM EDT) — Google and YouTube have urged a California federal judge to boot a proposed class action by content owners accusing them of removing copyright management information, arguing that the suit is time-barred. Google LLC and video-sharing subsidiary YouTube LLC argued in a motion for summary judgment on Friday that the putative class action brought by Grammy award-winning composer Maria Schneider is too late, seeking to tank claims that… Source link

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Fake copyright complaints push IcedID malware using Yandex Forms

Fake copyright complaints push IcedID malware using Yandex Forms

Website owners are being targeted with fake copyright infringement complaints that utilize Yandex Forms to distribute the IcedID banking malware. For over a year, threat actors tracked as TA578 have been conducting these attacks where they use a website’s contact page to send legal threats to convince recipients to download a report of the offending material. These reports allegedly contain proof of DDoS attacks or copyrighted material used without permission but instead infect a target’s… Source link

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Google submits proposals to French antitrust in copyright row

Google submits proposals to French antitrust in copyright row

The Google logo is seen on on the company’s European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The French antitrust body said on Wednesday that Google (GOOGL.O) had submitted several proposals on how it would negotiate with news agencies and publishers in a dispute about paying for news content. Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van… Source link

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Spain adopts EU copyright law, paving way for Google News to return

Spain adopts EU copyright law, paving way for Google News to return

Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo MADRID, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Spain has adopted a European Union copyright directive that allows third-party online news platforms to negotiate directly with content providers, the government said on Tuesday, setting the stage for Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google News to return to the country. Google News, which links to third-party content, closed in Spain in late 2014 in response to legislation… Source link

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Google appeals ‘disproportionate’ French copyright talks fine – TechCrunch

Google appeals ‘disproportionate’ French copyright talks fine – TechCrunch

Google is appealing the more than half a billion dollar fine it got slapped with by France’s competition authority in July. The penalty relates to the adtech giant’s approach toward paying news publishers for content reuse. In a statement today, Sebastien Missoffe, a Google France VP and country manager, characterized the fine as “disproportionate” — claiming that the $592M penalty is not justified in light of Google’s “efforts” to cut a deal with news publishers and… Source link

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Google appeals $591M French fine in copyright payment spat

Google appeals 1M French fine in copyright payment spat

PARIS (AP) — Google is appealing a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine issued by French regulators over its handling of negotiations with publishers in a dispute over copyright. The dispute is part of a larger battle by authorities in Europe and elsewhere to force Google and other tech companies to compensate publishers for content. “We disagree with a number of legal elements, and believe that the fine is disproportionate to our efforts to reach an agreement and comply with the new… Source link

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Google appeals France copyright fine

Google appeals France copyright fine

The Google logo displayed on a smartphone with several newspaper front pages pictured in the background. Hakan Nural | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Google said on Wednesday it was appealing against a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine imposed by France’s antitrust watchdog in July over a dispute with local media about paying for news content. The fine came amid increasing international pressure on online platforms such as Google, part of Alphabet Inc, and Facebook to share more of the… Source link

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Google fined 500 million euros in France in news copyright row

Google fined 500 million euros in France in news copyright row

The Google logo displayed on a smartphone with the front pages of several newspapers pictured in the background. Hakan Nural | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Google was fined 500 million euros ($593 million) Tuesday by French competition regulators for failing to comply with an order to negotiate fair deals with news publishers for the use of their content. France’s Competition Authority said Google had breached an April 2020 ruling that ordered the company to negotiate “in good faith”… Source link

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