A federal judge in Philadelphia tossed out copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Google, where the plaintiff claimed the search engine's archive of his Usenet posts constituted republication. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found precedent under case law to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Gordon Roy Parker, also known as Ray Gordon, CNet's Elinor Mills The court's 20-page decision to dismiss carries one odd statement at the end of page 1, regarding Usenet: Google also maintains the USENET, a global system of online bulletin boards and allows users to post and search archived messages on the system. Google owns Deja News, an archive of Usenet posts that the search advertising company acquired in 2001, according to Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Drag this to your Bookmarks. David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.
Google Mows Down Snodgrass In Court
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