Adult magazine publisher Perfect 10 is seeking a preliminary injunction against Google to stop the search giant from allegedly displaying copyright images of its models.
Perfect 10, in a filing Wednesday with the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, asked the court to immediately halt Google from allegedly copying, displaying and distributing more than 3,000 Perfect 10 photos.
"Google is directly infringing on our copyrights. They are copying and showing our work on their Web site," said Norm Zada, Perfect 10 founder. "They are also placing ads on these Web sites that are infringing on our work."
Perfect 10 first became aware of Google serving up text links to other Web sites that allegedly carried copyright images of Perfect 10 models back in 2001, Zada said in an interview Thursday. The company then sent notices to Google, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, asking the search giant to discontinue linking to the other sites.
Last year, Zada said, he learned Google was allegedly displaying photos of its copyright work on its Web site through its images feature that links to other Web sites. Perfect 10's request for an injunction is part of a copyright infringement lawsuit that it filed in November against Google.
Google did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.
Perfect 10's lawsuit against Google is similar to one it filed against Amazon.com in July. In that suit, Perfect 10 makes similar allegations against Amazon's A9 search engine.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on the issue of copyright infringement. The court ruled that companies that are created with the intent of encouraging copyright infringement should be held liable for their customers' illegal actions.
Amazon and Google have been violating copyright law since 2000 when they started their infamous "Search Inside" feature. A book I wrote and sold via their early small vendor program was searchable this way, and there was plenty of bootlegging, and there still is. I hope the Court recognizes the rights of us poor copyright holders and asks Google and Amazon to send us back some of the money we lost when we let them have access to our material.
Incidentally, Amazon took 45% of the retail price, and made me pay for shipping.
Francie Schwartz Author, "BODY COUNT" (Listed incorrectly as "Body count" by Amazon)
but Perfect 10 has many options for blocking Google from indexing their site. They simply choose to sue Google instead of protecting their content. I can understand them blocking their content and then requiring Google to remove any previous indexed content, but they leave their content open for indexing.
Now I don't disagree that Google isn't violating the DMCA, but in some cases it is the contents holders fault and in some it is Googles. I do know developers who block google (and other search engines) from indexing photos and pages from their sites, so I know it can be done.
As far as the DMCA is concerned, I think most of it is in violation of our rights as consumers and users. However, I'm sure that some of it is benificial to all.
Google gives explicit instructions (as almost all search engines have for years now) on how to explude specific content from engines that index -everything-. It costs everyone alot less if these simple instructions are followed, DMCA or no DMCA.
I'd be willing to bet that this publisher knows full well how to avoid specific image indexing, and is merely using this vehicle to attract press.
Personally, I think the whole notion is ridiculous. If every single company followed every single rule that the DMCA has set forth, and simply blamed someone else for using their data in an unauthorized fashion when they've taken no measures to prevent this from happening in the first place, then we'd all be spending more time in court, and less time being productive members of our -economy-.
When signed up for that small vendor program (assuming you are who claim to be) you agree to their terms of service for the small vendor program. It's likely that by using the program you gave them permission to make "Body Count" avaliable in that manner and collect the 45%. Next time I suggest you read such agreements carefully.
Amazon and Google have been violating copyright law since 2000 when they started their infamous "Search Inside" feature. A book I wrote and sold via their early small vendor program was searchable this way, and there was plenty of bootlegging, and there still is. I hope the Court recognizes the rights of us poor copyright holders and asks Google and Amazon to send us back some of the money we lost when we let them have access to our material.
Incidentally, Amazon took 45% of the retail price, and made me pay for shipping.
Francie Schwartz Author, "BODY COUNT" (Listed incorrectly as "Body count" by Amazon)
but Perfect 10 has many options for blocking Google from indexing their site. They simply choose to sue Google instead of protecting their content. I can understand them blocking their content and then requiring Google to remove any previous indexed content, but they leave their content open for indexing.
Now I don't disagree that Google isn't violating the DMCA, but in some cases it is the contents holders fault and in some it is Googles. I do know developers who block google (and other search engines) from indexing photos and pages from their sites, so I know it can be done.
As far as the DMCA is concerned, I think most of it is in violation of our rights as consumers and users. However, I'm sure that some of it is benificial to all.
Google gives explicit instructions (as almost all search engines have for years now) on how to explude specific content from engines that index -everything-. It costs everyone alot less if these simple instructions are followed, DMCA or no DMCA.
I'd be willing to bet that this publisher knows full well how to avoid specific image indexing, and is merely using this vehicle to attract press.
Personally, I think the whole notion is ridiculous. If every single company followed every single rule that the DMCA has set forth, and simply blamed someone else for using their data in an unauthorized fashion when they've taken no measures to prevent this from happening in the first place, then we'd all be spending more time in court, and less time being productive members of our -economy-.
When signed up for that small vendor program (assuming you are who claim to be) you agree to their terms of service for the small vendor program. It's likely that by using the program you gave them permission to make "Body Count" avaliable in that manner and collect the 45%. Next time I suggest you read such agreements carefully.
They respect a convention by looking for file on the server called robots.txt. This file contains information about what content the spiders are allowed to collect.
Placing this file on their web server would likely stop Googles indexing bots from collection Perfect 10 pictures. There is also a peace of HTML, called a meta tag that can be add to the top of an HTML page that has the same effect.
The burden of protecting content falls on the copyright holder. Surely Perfect 10 was aware of the fact that search engines use software to automate indexing. Even before image and video searches were widely available, using the above methods is common sense for any web based content publisher to keep search engines from indexing section the authors doesn't want them to.
The 9th Circut Court of Appeals ruled in Les Kelly Publication v. Arriba Soft Corp. that it's was fair use and therefore not an infringement for a search engine to display thumbnails of copyrighted images in its search results.
Why should google be allowed to go into any web server, unless told not to? With that reasoning, I should be able to go into your home and catalog everything I see there, unless there is a notice on your front door.
All Google has to do is reverse its thinking. Do not tresspass unless explicit permission is given. What is so hard, or complicated about that?
They respect a convention by looking for file on the server called robots.txt. This file contains information about what content the spiders are allowed to collect.
Placing this file on their web server would likely stop Googles indexing bots from collection Perfect 10 pictures. There is also a peace of HTML, called a meta tag that can be add to the top of an HTML page that has the same effect.
The burden of protecting content falls on the copyright holder. Surely Perfect 10 was aware of the fact that search engines use software to automate indexing. Even before image and video searches were widely available, using the above methods is common sense for any web based content publisher to keep search engines from indexing section the authors doesn't want them to.
The 9th Circut Court of Appeals ruled in Les Kelly Publication v. Arriba Soft Corp. that it's was fair use and therefore not an infringement for a search engine to display thumbnails of copyrighted images in its search results.
Why should google be allowed to go into any web server, unless told not to? With that reasoning, I should be able to go into your home and catalog everything I see there, unless there is a notice on your front door.
All Google has to do is reverse its thinking. Do not tresspass unless explicit permission is given. What is so hard, or complicated about that?
I think I have to side with Google on this one, if your website contains martial that you want to make $$ on then you must password protect it in a member designated area. If the pages and or files are publicly accessible though a spider searches then I think that data should be deemed public domain.
Search engines cannot possible screen everything that the spiders pick up, since the idea of an automated crawler is to deal with the sheer volume of pages and images. Most high-tech lawsuits are frivolous and the only ones to win in the end are the lawyers.
I think it's much cheaper to pay good developers then lawyers :)
I think I have to side with Google on this one, if your website contains martial that you want to make $$ on then you must password protect it in a member designated area. If the pages and or files are publicly accessible though a spider searches then I think that data should be deemed public domain.
Search engines cannot possible screen everything that the spiders pick up, since the idea of an automated crawler is to deal with the sheer volume of pages and images. Most high-tech lawsuits are frivolous and the only ones to win in the end are the lawyers.
I think it's much cheaper to pay good developers then lawyers :)
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2000 when they started their infamous "Search Inside" feature. A
book I wrote and sold via their early small vendor program was
searchable this way, and there was plenty of bootlegging, and
there still is. I hope the Court recognizes the rights of us poor
copyright holders and asks Google and Amazon to send us back
some of the money we lost when we let them have access to our
material.
Incidentally, Amazon took 45% of the retail price, and made me
pay for shipping.
Francie Schwartz
Author, "BODY COUNT"
(Listed incorrectly as "Body count" by Amazon)
Now I don't disagree that Google isn't violating the DMCA, but in some cases it is the contents holders fault and in some it is Googles. I do know developers who block google (and other search engines) from indexing photos and pages from their sites, so I know it can be done.
As far as the DMCA is concerned, I think most of it is in violation of our rights as consumers and users. However, I'm sure that some of it is benificial to all.
have for years now) on how to explude specific content from
engines that index -everything-. It costs everyone alot less if
these simple instructions are followed, DMCA or no DMCA.
I'd be willing to bet that this publisher knows full well how to
avoid specific image indexing, and is merely using this vehicle to
attract press.
Personally, I think the whole notion is ridiculous. If every single
company followed every single rule that the DMCA has set forth,
and simply blamed someone else for using their data in an
unauthorized fashion when they've taken no measures to
prevent this from happening in the first place, then we'd all be
spending more time in court, and less time being productive
members of our -economy-.
2000 when they started their infamous "Search Inside" feature. A
book I wrote and sold via their early small vendor program was
searchable this way, and there was plenty of bootlegging, and
there still is. I hope the Court recognizes the rights of us poor
copyright holders and asks Google and Amazon to send us back
some of the money we lost when we let them have access to our
material.
Incidentally, Amazon took 45% of the retail price, and made me
pay for shipping.
Francie Schwartz
Author, "BODY COUNT"
(Listed incorrectly as "Body count" by Amazon)
Now I don't disagree that Google isn't violating the DMCA, but in some cases it is the contents holders fault and in some it is Googles. I do know developers who block google (and other search engines) from indexing photos and pages from their sites, so I know it can be done.
As far as the DMCA is concerned, I think most of it is in violation of our rights as consumers and users. However, I'm sure that some of it is benificial to all.
have for years now) on how to explude specific content from
engines that index -everything-. It costs everyone alot less if
these simple instructions are followed, DMCA or no DMCA.
I'd be willing to bet that this publisher knows full well how to
avoid specific image indexing, and is merely using this vehicle to
attract press.
Personally, I think the whole notion is ridiculous. If every single
company followed every single rule that the DMCA has set forth,
and simply blamed someone else for using their data in an
unauthorized fashion when they've taken no measures to
prevent this from happening in the first place, then we'd all be
spending more time in court, and less time being productive
members of our -economy-.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.searchengineworld.com/robots/robots_tutorial.htm" target="_newWindow">http://www.searchengineworld.com/robots/robots_tutorial.htm</a>
Placing this file on their web server would likely stop Googles indexing bots from collection Perfect 10 pictures. There is also a peace of HTML, called a meta tag that can be add to the top of an HTML page that has the same effect.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://searchengineworld.com/metatag/robots.htm" target="_newWindow">http://searchengineworld.com/metatag/robots.htm</a>
The burden of protecting content falls on the copyright holder. Surely Perfect 10 was aware of the fact that search engines use software to automate indexing. Even before image and video searches were widely available, using the above methods is common sense for any web based content publisher to keep search engines from indexing section the authors doesn't want them to.
The 9th Circut Court of Appeals ruled in Les Kelly Publication v. Arriba Soft Corp. that it's was fair use and therefore not an infringement for a search engine to display thumbnails of copyrighted images in its search results.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/8E22982657C96BE188256D5C00518BF5/$file/0055521oop.pdf?openelement" target="_newWindow">http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/8E22982657C96BE188256D5C00518BF5/$file/0055521oop.pdf?openelement</a>
All Google has to do is reverse its thinking. Do not tresspass unless explicit permission is given. What is so hard, or complicated about that?
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.searchengineworld.com/robots/robots_tutorial.htm" target="_newWindow">http://www.searchengineworld.com/robots/robots_tutorial.htm</a>
Placing this file on their web server would likely stop Googles indexing bots from collection Perfect 10 pictures. There is also a peace of HTML, called a meta tag that can be add to the top of an HTML page that has the same effect.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://searchengineworld.com/metatag/robots.htm" target="_newWindow">http://searchengineworld.com/metatag/robots.htm</a>
The burden of protecting content falls on the copyright holder. Surely Perfect 10 was aware of the fact that search engines use software to automate indexing. Even before image and video searches were widely available, using the above methods is common sense for any web based content publisher to keep search engines from indexing section the authors doesn't want them to.
The 9th Circut Court of Appeals ruled in Les Kelly Publication v. Arriba Soft Corp. that it's was fair use and therefore not an infringement for a search engine to display thumbnails of copyrighted images in its search results.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/8E22982657C96BE188256D5C00518BF5/$file/0055521oop.pdf?openelement" target="_newWindow">http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/8E22982657C96BE188256D5C00518BF5/$file/0055521oop.pdf?openelement</a>
All Google has to do is reverse its thinking. Do not tresspass unless explicit permission is given. What is so hard, or complicated about that?
The right terminology is "copyrighted images."
Dunno why that bugs me so much, but it does.
The right terminology is "don't know"
The right terminology is "copyrighted images."
Dunno why that bugs me so much, but it does.
The right terminology is "don't know"
Search engines cannot possible screen everything that the spiders pick up, since the idea of an automated crawler is to deal with the sheer volume of pages and images. Most high-tech lawsuits are frivolous and the only ones to win in the end are the lawyers.
I think it's much cheaper to pay good developers then lawyers :)
Search engines cannot possible screen everything that the spiders pick up, since the idea of an automated crawler is to deal with the sheer volume of pages and images. Most high-tech lawsuits are frivolous and the only ones to win in the end are the lawyers.
I think it's much cheaper to pay good developers then lawyers :)