Google Asks Court to Gut "Kitchen Sink" Lawsuit Claiming it Profits From PiracyAndy Maxwell, 29 Aug 10:06 AM In a lawsuit filed at a New York federa
 | In a lawsuit filed at a New York federal court in June, leading textbook publishers including Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning, Elsevier and McGraw Hill, accused Google of profiting from sales of infringing copies of their textbooks. According to the complaint, Google's "systemic and pervasive advertising" drives potential buyers to the websites of 'Pirate Sellers' who utilize Google Shopping Ads to advertise infringing copies of the plaintiffs' books. Since the rogue sellers used names including "Cheapbok," "Biz Ninjas," and "Shop Hoth," all of which appeared in the publishers' takedown notices, Google should've known it was dealing with pirates, the publishers claimed. "Failed to Terminate Repeat Infringers" Despite this alleged knowledge, and regardless of their takedown notices, the publishers said that it was still possible for users to place orders with pirate sellers after clicking Google ads. The publishers say this could've been curtailed if Google had consistently ter...Read More |
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