Google is contributory liable on the ground of unfair competition, misleading advertising and illegal comparative advertising for having sold as Adwords to Cobrason’s main competitor, Cobrason’s trademarks thereby contributing to the confusion in the mind of the public.
holding video sharing platform Dailymotion eligible under the hosting safe harbor. The Court held that the mere awareness by the intermediary that its service may be used for infringing activity was insufficient to make it liable if it had shown willingness to take down infringing content.
Holding Google eligible under the hosting safe harbor. The Court held that the mere awareness by the intermediary that its service may be used for infringing activity was insufficient to make it liable if it had shown willingness to take down infringing content.
providing no liability for the advertisers which had put advertisement on peer-to-peer websites offering illegal content because no intent to facilitate infringement was shown.