Google, Amazon Mostly Evade Clothing Company’s Copyright Suits

Google LLC convinced a federal judge in Ohio to dismiss an apparel company’s claims that it infringed copyrights through online advertisements of copycat merchandise.

Weekend Warrior Clothing LLC failed to show that the tech giant was liable for infringing its clothing designs by featuring other sellers’ “exact copies” of Weekend Warrior’s products in Google searches — which can populate as top results — Judge Douglas R. Cole held Wednesday.

Weekend Warrior didn’t plausibly allege that Google engaged in direct and deliberate infringement of the products, the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio judge said.

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