Google and the Law

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction: Google Pushing the Boundaries of Law

   • Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella

   Pages 1-8

3. The Power of Google: First Mover Advantage or Abuse of a Dominant Position?

   • Sophie van Loon

   Pages 9-36

4. Google AdWords: Trade Mark Law and Liability of Internet Service Providers

   • Jeremy Phillips

   Pages 37-73

5. Google and Personal Data Protection

   • Bart van der Sloot, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius

   Pages 75-111

6. Google News and Copyright

   • Raquel Xalabarder

   Pages 113-167

7. Copyright Issues Regarding Google Images and Google Cache

   • Miquel Peguera

   Pages 169-202

8. The “Viacom v YouTube” Litigation and Section 512(c) DMCA: When the Safe Harbour Becomes a Permanent Mooring

   • Annsley Merelle Ward

   Pages 203-238

9. Looking Beyond the Google Books Settlement

   • Gary Rinkerman

   Pages 239-258

10. Google Chrome and Android: Legal Aspects of Open Source Software

    • Malcolm Bain

    Pages 259-286

11. Google, APIs and the Law. Use, Reuse and Lock-In

    • Andrew Katz

    Pages 287-301

12. Paradoxes, Google and China: How Censorship can Harm and Intellectual Property can Harness Innovation

    • Danny Friedmann

    Pages 303-327

13. The International Dimension of Google Activities: Private International Law and the Need of Legal Certainty

    • Aurelio Lopez Tarruella

    Pages 329-353

14. In Search of Alterity: On Google, Neutrality and Otherness

    • Marcelo Thompson

    Pages 355-403

Google’s has proved to be one of the most successful business models in today’s knowledge economy. Its services and applications have become part of our day-to-day life. However, Google has repeatedly been accused of acting outside the law in the development of services such as Adwords, Googlebooks or YouTube. One of the main purposes of this book is to assess whether those accusations are well-founded. But more important than that, this book provides a deeper reflection: are current legal systems adapted to business models such as that of Google or are they conceived for an industrial economy? Do the various lawsuits involving Google show an evolution of the existing legal framework that might favour the flourishing of other knowledge-economy businesses? Or do they simply reflect that Google has gone too far? What lessons can other knowledge-based businesses learn from all the disputes in which Google has been or is involved? This book is valuable reading for legal practitioners and academics in the field of information technologies and intellectual property law, economists interested in knowledge-economy business models and sociologists interested in internet and social networks. Dr. Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella is Senior Lecturer in Private International Law at the University of Alicante, Spain.

• Google
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Intellectual Property
• Internet
• Law

• , Filosofía del Derecho, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain

  Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella

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