{"id":259,"date":"2024-06-05T19:06:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/google-sued-publishers-alleged-pirate-textbook-promotion-442982\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T19:06:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:06:55","slug":"google-sued-publishers-alleged-pirate-textbook-promotion-442982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/google-sued-publishers-alleged-pirate-textbook-promotion-442982\/","title":{"rendered":"Google sued by publishers over alleged pirate textbook promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"
Major educational publishers — Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Elsevier — have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing it of promoting pirated copies of their textbooks.<\/p>\n
Why it matters.<\/strong> This case could reshape how tech giants handle copyright infringement and impact the $8.3 billion U.S. textbook market.<\/p>\n Why we care.<\/strong> Advertisers will care about this lawsuit because it strikes at the heart of ad integrity and fair competition. If the allegations are true — that Google promotes pirated textbooks while restricting ads for legitimate ones – it suggests the tech giant may not be providing a level playing field or ensuring brand safety. <\/p>\n Details<\/strong>.<\/p>\n By the numbers.<\/strong> Pirated textbooks are often sold at artificially low prices, undercutting legitimate sellers.<\/p>\n What they’re saying. <\/strong>“Google has become a thieves’ den for textbook pirates,” Matt Oppenheim, the publishers’ attorney, told Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n What’s next. <\/strong>The case (No. 1:24-cv-04274) seeks unspecified monetary damages.<\/p>\n Major educational publishers — Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Elsevier — have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing it of promoting pirated copies of their textbooks. Why it matters. This case could reshape how tech giants handle copyright infringement and impact the $8.3 billion U.S. textbook market. Why we care. Advertisers will care about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[22],"class_list":{"0":"post-259","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ppc","8":"tag-ppc"},"yoast_head":"\n\n
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