Ubisoft Sues Google, Apple Over Game It Alleges Is Similar to Theirs Drew Wilson | May 19, 2020 Ubisoft has filed a lawsuit against Google and Apple. The accusation is that Google is offering access to a game Ubisoft says is similar to their game.
Canadian Publishers Continue to Push for Suicidal Link Tax Law Drew Wilson | May 8, 2020 Canadian publishers are continuing the push for a so-called link tax law. Such laws have proven fatal to the sector, but that’s not stopping them.
French Regulators Compel Google to Post News Snippets in Link Tax Battle Drew Wilson | April 16, 2020 The battle over the European Link Tax is reaching bizarre levels. Regulators said that Google must use snippets in their news service.
APIs Can Not Be Copyrighted EFF Tells US Supreme Court Drew Wilson | January 13, 2020 Things are not looking good in the Oracle v Google case. So, the EFF has asked the Supreme court to reverse the API decision.
More Traffic Data Pollution Hits Google Analytics Users Drew Wilson | January 10, 2020 If you are seeing a slight uptick in traffic to your website, you aren’t alone. Unfortunately, it’s someone polluting Google Analytics again.
Google Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Google v Oracle Decision Drew Wilson | January 7, 2020 The ongoing Google v Oracle could be heading to the US Supreme Court. This after Google urged the court to overturn the decision.
Leak: Comcast Lobbying Government to Stop Encryption Drew Wilson | October 23, 2019 A leaked slideshow suggests that Comcast is lobbying the US government to stop encryption. Specifically, they don’t like DoH encryption.
French Politician’s Blast Google Following the Law as “Unacceptable” Drew Wilson | September 29, 2019 In a move to comply with Europe’s Link Tax, Google France deleted news snippets. The perfectly legal move is being blasted by French politicians as “unacceptable”.
Publishers Considers Anti-Trust Action Over Google Following the Law Drew Wilson | September 28, 2019 French and German publishers are teaming up, calling Google following the law a violation of competition laws. They doubled down on their “blackmail” comments.
History Repeats Itself: Google France Deletes Snippets Over Link Tax Drew Wilson | September 27, 2019 Experts and observers cautioned against the Link Tax. Google warned of the consequences. Publishers didn’t listen. Now, Google acted.
