- Lawsuit Filed Over Search & Gambling Ads
Date: 2004-08-19 Source: SearchDay
Yahoo, Google and other major web sites have been hit with a lawsuit saying they carry online gambling ads in violation of California law. This comes after two of the major search companies earlier this year made moves that were supposed to remove online gambling ads entirely. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] - Why You Can't Sue Google
Date: 2004-05-25 Source: FindLaw
As Google prepares for its Initial Public Offering, it's worth reflecting on a special advantage the law gives to it, and to other, similar search sites: Such sites are, in effect, immune from much of the liability risk a traditional publisher of news and other factual information faces. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] - Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine
Date: 2004-03-04 Source: Wired
Imagine doing a Google search for a phone number, weather report or sports score. The results page would be filled with links to various sources of information. But what if someone typed in keywords and no results came back? That's the scenario critics are painting of a new bill wending its way through Congress that would let certain companies own facts, and exact a fee to access them. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] |