Google Threatens to Sue State of Utah Over New Law
The state of Utah passed a new law making it illegal to bid on trademarked keywords when advertising on search engines. Google said the law is unconstitutional and hinted that they could sue over it. Surprisingly, the law passed with almost no opposition, even though many parties warned that it would be challenged.
Rep. David Clark, R-Santa Clara, House sponsored the law. I think the tech community should contact him and offer to be a contact on these issues. Also, let him know what you think. His email is: deastman@utahsenate.org.
Here my friend Mat’s opinion, a Utah SEO blogger.
2 Responses to “Google Threatens to Sue State of Utah Over New Law”
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April 17th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Janet,
Let’s for sure discuss this at the RMAMA meeting this Friday. What a joke.
Troy
April 8th, 2009 at 7:20 am
[...] Rich was fascinating – I get email from UTC but haven’t ever gotten involved. I had no idea what they were doing from an advocacy perspective. I’d like to accompany them on a trip to Washington. They build local coalitions and take powerful business leaders to Washington to impact legistlation. They were instrumental in stopping a dumb bill about trademarks online. [...]