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Case ID: 4579 | Technology | 12/15/2005
A lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan against multi-billion worth Google, citing massive copyright infringement. The Authors Guild, a children's book author, a Lincoln biographer, and a former Poet Laureate of the United States filed the lawsuit against Google over its unauthorized scanning and copying of books through its Google Library program. The suit alleges that the search engine and is engaging in massive copyright infringement at the expense of the rights of individual writers.
Through its Library program, Google is reproducing works still under the protection of copyright as well as public domain works from the collection of the University of Michigan's library. “This is a plain and brazen violation of copyright law,” said Authors Guild president Nick Taylor. “It's not up to Google or anyone other than the authors, the rightful owners of these copyrights, to decide whether and how their works will be copied.” Google has agreements with four academic libraries — Stanford, Harvard, Oxford and the University of Michigan — and with the New York Public Library to create digital copies of certain parts of their collections and to make those collections available for searching online. Google has not sought the approval of the authors of these works for this program. The complaint seeks damages and an injunction to stop further infringements. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Technology Cases of Interest Your cellular phone is supposed to be your friend in a crisis, right? Numerous class actions have been filed against cellular phone manufacturers and cell-phone service providers on behalf of cell-phone users who allege that the companies sold them phones that would not connect to 911 services as required by regulations passed by the Federal Communications Commission.
Several related class actions have been filed against the major cellular telephone providers Verizon, Cingular Wireless, AT&T, Sprint Corporation and VoiceStream Wireless on behalf of consumers who allege that the companies require them to buy mobile phones that don't work on competing networks, in violation of federal and state antitrust laws. Several class actions have been filed against electronic trading technology infrastructure company NYFIX, Inc., (Nasdaq:NYFXE) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between March 30, 2000, and March 30, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. Several class actions have been filed against rich media communications company First Virtual Communications, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FVCC.PK), and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between March 29, 2004, and August 23, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. California law makes it illegal for companies to take away, or "charge back" an employee's commissions in certain circumstances. A class action has been filed against Airtouch Cellular of California, Verizon Wireless Services, LLC, and Cellco Partnership on behalf of current and former Verizon sales employees who have worked in a California-based telemarketing center or retail outlet, alleging that the company compels them to return commissions on failed wireless subscriptions and also fails to calculate overtime pay properly, in violation of California unfair business practices and labor laws.
Federal law prohibits the use of fax machines for sending unsolicited advertisements. The class has been certified in a class action filed against car wash company Carnett’s, Inc. on behalf of up to 73,500 persons who received advertisements over their fax machines in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The action seeks between $500 and $1500 damages per fax sent as allowed by the Act. All persons who received such an ad should contact attorneys for the class. |
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