According to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Google hasn’t committed “genericide.”  Although people have used the term “google,” referring to searching online, for almost 20 years, that doesn’t invalidate the company’s trademark. The legal dispute began when an individual by the name of Chris Gillespie, registered hundreds of domains that contained the word “google,” …

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It’s now possible for Page owners, publishers, and video creators to make money when their copyrighted videos are reposted by other Facebook users. This is one of the several new options for video owners/creators that Facebook outlined this week.  Users of the Rights Manager tool now get an expanded set of choices for handling copyright violations.  There …

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