Google wins EU court backing September 22, 2009 An adviser to the European Union’s top court yesterday backed Google in a row with luxury goods maker LVMH over internet advertising, saying that the search firm had not infringed trade mark rights by allowing companies, such as shoe stores, to pay to place their name next to search results for brands that they sell. [...]
US body supports network neutrality September 21, 2009 INTERNET service providers in the US should not be allowed to restrict access to rival services such as Google Voice and Skype, the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said yesterday. In a move that will be lauded by “net neutrality” advocates, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski said operators should not be able to discriminate [...]
US body supports network neutrality September 21, 2009 INTERNET service providers in the US should not be allowed to restrict access to rival services such as Google Voice and Skype, the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said yesterday. In a move that will be lauded by “net neutrality” advocates, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski said operators should not be able to discriminate [...]
Google’s printing deal is revolutionary September 17, 2009 GOOGLE has come in for a lot of flak from publishers, some of it justified. But if you want to understand why it remains an exceptional company, there is no better place to start than with its latest deal. Over the last seven years, Google has scanned 2m out-of-print books from libraries and made them [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 17, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES UK RAISES OPEL ‘SUBSIDY WAR’ FEARLord Mandelson called on Brussels last night to ensure that Germany’s offer of multibillion-euro subsidies to smooth the sale of General Motors’ European arm does not begin a “subsidy war”, with governments using state aid to protect jobs. The UK business secretary’s intervention in the political row over [...]
Google plans to print 2m books September 17, 2009 GOOGLE yesterday unveiled plans to print 2m books after striking a deal with a book printing company. Over the last seven years, Google has been scanning millions of out-of-print books from libraries and made them searchable on the internet. But now bookstores that purchase the Espresso Book Machine – which is made by Google’s partner [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 15, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES STANFORD CASE PROMPTS LEGAL CROSS-BORDER CONUNDRUMSThe case against Sir Allen Stanford, the financier accused of operating a $7bn Ponzi scheme, has provoked thorny questions of cross-border jurisdiction and international co-operation. In the latest twist to a complex case, the Montreal Superior Court has decided to bestow control of the Stanford company’s Canadian assets [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 15, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES STANFORD CASE PROMPTS LEGAL CROSS-BORDER CONUNDRUMSThe case against Sir Allen Stanford, the financier accused of operating a $7bn Ponzi scheme, has provoked thorny questions of cross-border jurisdiction and international co-operation. In the latest twist to a complex case, the Montreal Superior Court has decided to bestow control of the Stanford company’s Canadian assets [...]
Google offers rivals book access September 10, 2009 Search engine giant Google has offered rivals access to its huge digital book database, in its latest bid to counter opposition, after a landmark legal settlement with the publishing world. But critics immediately slammed the offer, saying it wouldn’t dent Google’s growing grip on the digital books business. The offer comes ahead of a preliminary [...]
Weak dollar helps stocks on WallSt September 9, 2009 US STOCKS closed higher for a fourth straight day yesterday, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its best finish so far this year as industrial and technology companies gained from a weak dollar. The dollar’s fall to a 2009 low helped to make US products more competitive overseas. Earth-moving equipment maker Caterpillar, rose [...]