Category: anticompetitive

Genius sues Google for $50 million over ‘stolen’ song lyrics

[ad_1] How can Genius be sure of this? It says it developed a unique “watermark” — alternating styles of apostrophes that spelled out “red handed” in Morse Code. Thanks to this evidence, it’s now suing the search giant over what it calls “anticompetitive behavior” and is seeking $50 million in combined minimum damages. In response […]

T-Mobile’s Sprint merger is opposed by 18 state attorneys general

[ad_1] In July, the Department of Justice approved T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion bid to merge with Sprint — on the condition that it sell some of its business to Dish Network. And Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai endorsed the deal. But opposition from so many attorneys general could pose a legitimate threat. The state attorneys […]

Google faces (yet another) antitrust complaint, this time over job search

[ad_1] Google added jobs to its search queries in 2017, rolling out from the US to the UK in 2018. It has certain features which make it appealing to users — not only is it very convenient, but it also lists salaries in its postings. The problem is that smaller job listing companies say that […]