Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Hello. Can I display in my website search results of a specific product from many different copyrighted websites without their written approval? I would be mentioning the respective sources.

Thanks in advance.


Asked on 1/31/10, 9:23 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Gordon Firemark Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark

The answer to this will depend on the terms of service of the websites in question. My guess is that it is NOT permitted in most cases.

A number of cases have held that it is unlawful to use a Web site in this way.

See, for example, Register. com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc., 356 F. 3d 393

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Answered on 2/08/10, 5:17 pm


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