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Court Rules Against Woman Who Didn't Like Search Results

Posted by samzenpus on from the beverly-by-any-other-name dept.

The Seventh Circuit Court has ruled that Beverly Stayart can't sue Yahoo! because she did not like what she saw on the results page after searching for her name. Stayart claimed that her "internet presence" was damaged by Yahoo! because results for a search of her name showed listings which included pharmaceuticals and adult oriented websites. The court disagreed. From the article: "Stayart had sued under Section 43(a) of the federal Lanham Act, which prohibits false advertising, false implications of endorsement, and so on. Her problem was that a Lanham Act claim requires a showing that the plaintiff has a 'commercial interest' to protect, and Stayart did not have a commercial interest in her own name."

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  1. Be Honest by Ironhandx · · Score: 4, Funny

    How many of you just went to google images and turned safe search off and searched for this womans name?

    I think the answer will illustrate just how bad an idea this was for her.

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  4. Beverly Stayart? Pfffft. by bobdotorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's just hope that Bobbie Goatse never googles herself.

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  5. I sympathize with this woman by OeLeWaPpErKe · · Score: 4, Funny

    There are others with your plight

    Sincerely,

    John Q. Viagra

  6. Re:Anti-Streisend effect....? by srussia · · Score: 5, Funny

    The hundreds of news stories about this trial seem to have swamped the juicy links and made them vanish.

    Is this an 'anti-Streisand' effect?

    No, this is the "Stayart Effect" ®

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