French Appeals Court Rules Against Google
Written by Evan SchumanJune 28th, 2006
Wednesday's decision supports leather goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton's claim that a search for Vuitton should only return sites and ads that mention Vuitton and not those that mention knock-offs or competitors.
A French court of appeals on Wednesday sided with leather goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton and ruled that Google had violated trademark, unfair competition and advertising laws by showing ads for Vuitton rivals when people searched for Vuitton. The closely-watched case—which involves Google having to pay a fine of about $250,000—has huge implications for wide range of search and related Web activities.
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June 29th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
I read your article on the subject issue and this has got to be the dumbest decision I have seen in a long time.
They,as in the French Courts, cannot define what the Internet is and what it will be. It will go with whatever works for all of us.
I hope that Google is not going to take this lying down. And, no, I do not own Google shares.