No copyright and trade-mark rights in most metatags
This case is the most recent in a small line of cases concerning the intellectual property implications, or lack thereof, in using website metatags formulated based on a competitor’s website or trade-marks. While the Court’s findings are fact specific, many aspects of the decision may make it difficult for brand owners to assert rights where they find that their trade-marks or trade-names have been used as metatags in a third party competitor’s website.