Litigation

Is Google Our Mirror No Answer Yet
The obscenity case that attempted to use Google searches as a measure of community values has been settled out of court. More in the Washington Post.

Google Patent
Google has now extended its tentacles into the area of patent research. Google Patent allows patent researchers to search the entire collection of patents made available by the United States Patent and Trademark Office...

"What's Obscene Google Could Have an Answer."
"What's Obscene? Google Could Have an Answer." The New York Times on Tuesday will have an article that begins, "Judges and jurors who must decide whether sexually explicit material is obscene are asked to use a local yardstick: does the material violate community standards? That is often a tricky question because there is no simple, concrete way to gauge a community's tastes and values...

Google Replaces Phil Beck With Mayer Brown Trio
When Google filed its answer last spring to Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement complaint over YouTube clips, Michael Kwun, managing counsel for litigation at Google, boasted that the company hired superlawyer Phil Beck of Bartlit Beck (pictured, left)to represent them in the case...

Photos of Milwaukee Businesses, Homes Now on Google
Google Street Views has made its way to Milwaukee. Simply do a Google search for an address in Milwaukee and click on the "Street Views" link in the resulting map. You'll see a panoramic view from the street like the one below...

Google Advanced Search Adds Licensing Info
Riffing on the same theme as compfight, Google has added a feature to its advanced search that lets you find Web pages with explicit usage rights as a search parameter. The parameter lets you specify a few combinations of free to use, share, and modify...

ASMP and Other Visual Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google
Google Faces Class Action for Copyright Infringement

Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans
Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans

Google Settles Buzz Class Action for $8.5 Million
Google Settles Buzz Class Action for $8.5 Million

Google Inc.
alleging deceptive charges for ads displayed on third party web sites.

Google
Settles Book-Scanning Class Actions for $125 Million

Google
faces class action lawsuit for selling ads on parked domains