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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google asked a federal court late on Monday to toss out the U.S. Justice Department’s 2020 lawsuit against it, which alleged that the search giant violated antitrust law to maintain dominance in its search business. Documents laying out Google’s reasoning for the summary judgment request were sealed. When it was filed, the company said the lawsuit was “deeply flawed” and “relies on dubious antitrust arguments.” It argued that its overwhelming market… Source link

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

Dec 9 (Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator said on Friday its lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google that alleged consumers were misled about expanded use of personal data for targeted advertising had been dismissed by a court. The proceedings, initiated by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission in July 2020, alleged Google did not explicitly take consent from users about a change made in 2016 that combined personal information in Google accounts with activity on… Source link

Photo Illustration: Chukrut Budrul/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google must delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is clearly incorrect, the EU’s highest court said on Thursday. Driving the news: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that search engines must “dereference information found in the referenced content where the person requesting dereferencing proves that such information is manifestly inaccurate.” Context: A… Source link

People walk past a billboard advertisement for YouTube on September 27, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images The Department of Justice warned the Supreme Court against an overly broad interpretation of a law shielding social media companies from liability for what users post on their platforms, a position that undermines Google’s defense in a case that could reshape the role of content moderation on digital platforms. In a brief filed Wednesday led by DOJ Acting Solicitor General… Source link

LUXEMBOURG, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google (GOOGL.O) must remove data from online search results if users can prove it is inaccurate, Europe’s top court said on Thursday. Free speech advocates and supporters of privacy rights have clashed in recent years over people’s ‘right to be forgotten’ online, meaning that they should be able to remove their digital traces from the Internet. The case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerned two executives from a group of… Source link

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to President Biden’s executive order that extends student loan debt cancellation to millions of American borrowers. On Thursday, the court said it would hear arguments concerning the measure during its February 2023 session. In agreeing to take up the case, the court kept in place an injunction that, for now, prevents the White House from offering the promised debt relief. The challenge, brought by six Republican-led state attorneys… Source link

Nov 24 (Reuters) – An arbitration court in Moscow has upheld a 2-billion rouble ($33 million) fine against Google issued by Russia’s federal anti-monopoly service over the company’s decision to block some YouTube channels, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a court decision. Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Source link

Nov 23 (Reuters) – A Russian court on Wednesday ordered Google (GOOGL.O) to reinstate the blocked YouTube channel of the State Duma, Russia’s parliament, the Duma said in a statement. Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Source link

Lawyers representing FTX in the firm’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings called the company’s swift demise earlier this month “the most abrupt and difficult collapse in the history of corporate America” in comments before a Delaware bankruptcy court Tuesday. “Your honor, what we have is a worldwide organization that was run effectively as the personal fiefdom of Sam Bankman-Fried,” James Bromley, newly appointed counsel to FTX’s new management, said. Substantial investments, according to… Source link