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Title: Judge says Google infringes

Author: Gentile, Gary Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, pC5(1) Publication Date: Feb 22, 2006
URL of Publication: http://www.sfgate.com

U.S. District Judge Howard Matz, who found that an image search service run by Google infringes on the copyrights of Perfect 10 (an adult entertainment company), by displaying small versions of its images in search results, also said that evidence submitted at a preliminary injunction hearing shows that Google could not be held responsible when viewers click on the images and are directed to third-party sites that contain full-size images stolen from Perfect 10's Web site. Judge Matz has ordered both sides to find a narrow preliminary injunction that would respect the copyright of Perfect 10 but would not limit Google's broader right to catalog and display online images. Google has said it will appeal any injunction ordered by the court, and Daniel Cooper, general counsel for Perfect 10, claimed victory and an ultimate victory for his company. Perfect 10 publishes a magazine and a Web site and sued Google and Amazon, which runs the A9 search engine. The cases were consolidated, and the court will issue a separate order for Amazon, which licenses Google technology. Michael Kwun of Google has said the company is pleased with part of the ruling and disappointed with others. Kwun also said Google anticipates no effects on the vast majority if image searches and that any preliminary injunction will affect only searches related to Perfect 10.

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