Experts Analyze Copyright Ruling Against Google

February 14, 2007

Intellectual Property
Experts Gauge Impact Of Copyright Ruling Against Google

A legal setback suffered by Google in Europe this week may influence courts in other countries examining similar cases, according to copyright experts. News.com reports that some legal analysts expect Tuesday's ruling in Belgium that Google cannot display snippets from certain newspapers on its news and search sites could affect the company’s legal standing in other countries. "Google has a very aggressive approach toward copyright law. ... The ruling should be a serious message to Google to rethink that approach,” said Lee Bromberg, a copyright and trademark attorney at of Bromberg & Sunstein. However, legal experts agreed that the ruling is not likely to affect Google’s operations in the United States, where caching of articles is permissible under copyright law.

Juliana Gruenwald

Tech Writer

E-Mail: jgruenwald@nationaljournal.com.

Juliana Gruenwald has been covering tech and telecom issues for more than a decade for National Journal, Interactive Week, BNA and Congressional Quarterly. This is her second stint with National Journal. She was recruited by NJ in 1998 to help launch its first tech policy publication, Technology Daily. She left in 2000 to cover international tech and telecom issues for Ziff Davis Media's Interactive Week magazine. She started her career at United Press International as the wire service's first Helen Thomas Intern. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. A Minneapolis native, she misses the lakes but not the cold.

Josh Smith

Tech Reporter

E-Mail: joshsmith@nationaljournal.com.

Josh Smith covers technology policy as a staff reporter for National Journal. He previously interned at National Journal Daily, a Senate press office, and the Deseret News in Salt Lake City where he covered the state legislature, courts, and crime. In 2009 he graduated with honors from Southern Utah University after managing an award-winning student newspaper as editor-in-chief. Josh has received state, regional and national awards for his political and policy reporting, including first place in CapitolBeat’s 2009 Best of Statehouse Reporting college competition. A native of drop-dead-gorgeous Utah, Josh lives in Virginia with his wife, Amber.

HOME

WHITE HOUSE

POLITICS

CONGRESS

DOMESTIC POLICY

NATIONAL SECURITY

TECH

COLUMNS

BLOGS

POLLS

EVENTS